MOTHS OF JAMAICA
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Pyralidae: Pyraustinae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The subfamily PYRAUSTINAE are predominantly tropical and form a major part of any light
trap catch in Jamaica and elsewhere in the neotropics. Many are highly colourful although
there is a wide range of appearance, habits and habitats in this huge subfamily. Heppner
(1995) lists just short of 1,800 named species in this subfamily from the Neotropics.
JAMAICAN SPECIES
I catalogue 129 species of this subfamily from Jamaica. Click on any underlined
species name to go to a colour
illustration of the adult, where available, and brief information on
the species.
The genus Achyra
Achyra bifidalis Fabricius 1794
Achyra rantalis Guenee 1854
The genus Agathodes
Agathodes designalis Guenee 1854
The genus Apogeshna
Apogeshna infirmalis Moeschler 1886
Apogeshna sp. indet. 1
The genus Arthromastix
Arthromastic lauralis Walker 1859
The genus Asciodes
Asciodes scopulalis Guenee 1854
Asciodes gordialis Guenee 1854
The genus Asturodes
Asturodes fimbriauralis Guenee 1854
The genus Ategumia
Ategumia ebulealis Guenee 1854
Ategumia matutinalis Guenee 1854
The genus Azochis
Azochis sp. nov.
The genus Bicilia
Bicilia lentistrialis Dognin 1906
Bicilia olivia Butler 1878
Bicilia iarchasalis Walker 1859
The genus Blepharomastix
Blepharomastix (s.l.) sp. indet .1
Blepharomastix branealis Schaus 1924
Blepharomastix achroalis Hampson 1913
The genus Bradina
Bradina hemmingalis Schaus 1924
Bradina purpurascens Hampson 1907
The genus Coenostolopsis
Coenostolopsis apicalis Lederer 1863
The genus Conchylodes
Conchylodes diphteralis Geyer 1832
The genus Cryptobotys
Cryptobotys zoilusalis Walker 1859
The genus Cyclocena
Cyclocena lelex Cramer 1779
The genus Desmia
Desmia ufeus Cramer 1777
Desmia ploralis Guenee 1854
Desmia tages Cramer 1777
Desmia ceresalis Walker 1859
Desmia deploralis Hampson 1912
The genus Deuterophysa
Deuterophysa micralis Hampson 1907
Deuterophysa sanguiflualis Hampson 1913
The genus Diacme
Diacme phyllisalis Walker 1859
Diacme mopsalis Walker 1859
The genus Diaphania
Diaphania costata Fabricius 1794
Diaphania hyalinata Linnaeus 1766
Diaphania nitidalis Cramer 1782
Diaphania attigua E. Hering 1906
Diaphania fuscicaudalis Moeschler 1880
Diaphania elegans Moeschler 1890
The genus Diasemiopsis
Diasemiopsis leodocusalis Walker 1859
The genus Epicorsia
Epicorsia oedipodalis Guenee 1854
The genus Epipagis
Epipagis zinghalis Walker 1859
The genus Ercta
Ercta vittata Guenee 1854
The genus Eulepte
Eulepte gastralis Guenee 1854
Eulepte inguinalis Guenee 1854
The genus Glyphodes
Glyphodes heliconialis Guenee 1854
Glyphodes sibillalis Walker 1859
The genus Herpetogramma
Herpetogramma agavealis Walker 1859
Herpetogramma bipunctalis Fabricius 1794
Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenee 1854
Herpetogramma infuscalis Guenee 1854
The genus Hileithia
Hileithia terminalis Hampson 1912
Hileithia magualis Guenee 1854
The genus Hymenia
Hymenia perspectalis Hubner 1796
The genus Lamprosema
Lamprosema oxiperalis Hampson 1912
The genus Leucochroma
Leucochroma jamaicensis Hampson 1912
The genus Lineodes
Lineodes fontella Walsingham 1913
The genus Loxomorpha
Loxomorpha cambogialis Guenee 1854
The genus Lygropia
Lygropia tripunctata Fabricius 1794
The genus Luma
Luma albifascialis Hampson 1897
The genus Maruca
Maruca vitrata Fabricius 1787
The genus Megastes
Megastes brunnealis Hampson 1913
The genus Microphysetica
Microphysetica hermeasalis Walker 1859
The genus Microthyris
Microthyris prolongalis Guenee 1854
Microthyris anormalis Guenee 1854
The genus Mimorista
Mimorista matronulalis Moeschler 1886
Mimorista brunneoflavalis Hampson 1913
Mimorista diopalis Hampson 1913
Mimorista villicalis Moeschler 1886
Mimorista jamaicalis Haimbach 1915
The genus Neohelvibotys
Neohelvibotys neohelvialis Capps 1967
The genus Neoleucinodes
Neoleucinodes elegantalis Guenee 1854
Neoleucinodes torvis Capps 1948
The genus Nomophila
Nomophila nearctica Munroe 1973
The genus Oenobotys
Oenobotys vinotinctalis Hampson 1895
The genus Omiodes
Omiodes indicata Fabricius 1775
Omiodes xanthodysana Dyar 1914
The genus Ommatospila
Ommatospila narcaeusalis Walker 1859
The genus Ostrinia
Ostrinia penitalis Grote 1876 ssp. rubrifusa Hampson 1913
The genus Palpita
Palpita flegia Cramer 1777
Palpita punctalis Warren 1896
Palpita sp. nr. citrina H. Druce 1902
The genus Palpusia
Palpusia glaucusalis Walker 1859
The genus Penestola
Penestola bufalis Guenee 1854
The genus Phaedropsis
Phaedropsis collustralis Moeschler 1886
Phaedropsis principialis Lederer 1863
Phaedropsis meropialis Moeschler 1886
The genus Phostria
Phostria tedea Cramer 1782
The genus Pilocrocis
Pilocrocis hypoleucalis Hampson 1912
Pilocrocis reniferalis Hampson 1912
Pilocrocis monothyralis Hampson 1912
The genus Pleurotypa
Pleurotypa silicalis Guenee 1854
The genus Polygrammodes
Polygrammodes elevata Fabricius 1775
Polygrammodes ostrealis Guenee 1854
The genus Portentomorpha
Portentomorpha xanthialis Guenee 1854
The genus Prenesta
Prenesta ignefactalis Moeschler 1886
Prenesta philinoralis Walker 1859
Prenesta ornamentalis Moeschler 1881
Prenesta prosopealis Walker 1859
The genus Psara
Psara dryalis Walker 1859
Psara pertentalis Moeschler 1890
The genus Pseudopyrausta
Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis Snellen 1875
Pseudopyrausta minima von Hedemann
The genus Pyrausta
Pyrausta phoenicialis Hubner 1818
Pyrausta insignitalis Guenee 1854
Pyrausta carnifex Felder & Rogenhofer 1874
Pyrausta tyralis Guenee 1854
The genus Rhectocraspeda periusalis
Rhectocraspeda periusalis Walker 1859
The genus Salbia
Salbia haemorrhoidalis Guenee 1854
Salbia tytiusalis Walker 1859
Salbia cassidalis Guenee 1854
The genus Samea
Samea ecclesialis Guenee 1854
Samea carettalis Schaus 1940
The genus Sathria
Sathria simmialis Walker 1859
The genus Sisyracera
Sisyracera subulalis Guenee 1854
Sisyracera contortilinealis Hampson 1895
The genus Sparagmia
Sparagmia gonoptera Latreille 1828 ssp.
shoumatoffi Munroe 1958
The genus Spoladea
Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius 1775
The genus Steniodes
Steniodes gelliasalis Walker 1859
Steniodes mendica von Hedemann 1894
The genus Syllepis
Syllepis marialis Poey 1832
The genus Syllepte
Syllepte belialis Walker 1859
The genus Synclera
Synclera chlorophasma Butler 1878
The genus Syngamia
Syngamia florella Stoll 1781
The genus Terastia
Terastia meticulosalis Guenee 1854
The genus Triuncidia
Triuncidia eupalusalis Walker 1859
The genus Udea
Udea secernalis Moeschler 1890
The genus Uresiphita
Uresiphita reversalis Guenee 1854
The genus Zenamorpha
Zenamorpha discophoralis Hampson 1899
Unidentified species
1 x pyraustine indet.
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