Crambidae

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Ancylostomia stercorea Zeller, 1848

Ancylostomia stercorea Zeller, 1848

Ancylostomia stercorea Zeller, 1848

Ancylostomia stercorea, the pigeonpea pod borer, is the only species in the monotypic snout moth genus Ancylostomia.

Paracymoriza vagalis Walker, 1865

Paracymoriza vagalis Walker, 1865

Paracymoriza vagalis Walker, 1865

Paracymoriza vagalis is a Crambidae moth described by Francis Walker, found across East, South, and Southeast Asia.

Paracymoriza cataclystalis Strand, 1919

Paracymoriza cataclystalis Strand, 1919

Paracymoriza cataclystalis Strand, 1919

Paracymoriza cataclystalis is a Taiwanese 16–20 mm wingspan moth in the Crambidae family, described in 1919.

Eoophyla gibbosalis (Guenée, 1854)

Eoophyla gibbosalis (Guenée, 1854)

Eoophyla gibbosalis (Guenée, 1854)

Eoophyla gibbosalis is a Crambidae moth described in 1854, found in Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, and Java.

Eoophyla conjunctalis Wileman & South, 1917

Eoophyla conjunctalis Wileman & South, 1917

Eoophyla conjunctalis Wileman & South, 1917

Eoophyla conjunctalis is a Crambidae moth described in 1917, found in Taiwan.

Cataclysta lemnata Linnaeus, 1758

Cataclysta lemnata Linnaeus, 1758

Cataclysta lemnata Linnaeus, 1758

The small china-mark (Cataclysta lemnata) is a sexually dimorphic semiaquatic crambid moth found in Europe, Morocco, and Iran.

Parapoynx fluctuosalis (Zeller, 1852)

Parapoynx fluctuosalis (Zeller, 1852)

Parapoynx fluctuosalis (Zeller, 1852)

Parapoynx fluctuosalis is a widespread sexually dimorphic moth in the Crambidae family.

Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller, 1852)

Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller, 1852)

Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller, 1852)

Parapoynx stagnalis, the rice caseworm, is a globally major rice pest with an aquatic larval stage and a 35–40 day life cycle.

Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen, 1880

Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen, 1880

Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen, 1880

Parapoynx diminutalis is a widespread crambid moth species whose larvae feed on Hydrilla and Nymphaea.

Parapoynx allionealis Walker, 1859

Parapoynx allionealis Walker, 1859

Parapoynx allionealis Walker, 1859

Parapoynx allionealis, the watermilfoil leafcutter moth, is a Crambidae moth found in North America whose larvae eat aquatic plants.

Parapoynx badiusalis Walker, 1859

Parapoynx badiusalis Walker, 1859

Parapoynx badiusalis Walker, 1859

Parapoynx badiusalis, the chestnut-marked pondweed moth, is a North American Crambidae moth whose larvae feed on Potamogeton.

Parapoynx maculalis Clemens, 1860

Parapoynx maculalis Clemens, 1860

Parapoynx maculalis Clemens, 1860

Parapoynx maculalis, the polymorphic pondweed moth, is a Crambidae moth found in eastern North America whose larvae feed on aquatic plants.

Parapoynx obscuralis Grote, 1881

Parapoynx obscuralis Grote, 1881

Parapoynx obscuralis Grote, 1881

Parapoynx obscuralis is an aquatic moth in Crambidae found in North America and introduced to Great Britain.

Parapoynx villidalis (Walker, 1859)

Parapoynx villidalis (Walker, 1859)

Parapoynx villidalis (Walker, 1859)

Parapoynx villidalis is a 20 mm wingspan Crambidae moth described in 1859, found across parts of Asia and Oceania.

Parapoynx stratiotata Linnaeus, 1758

Parapoynx stratiotata Linnaeus, 1758

Parapoynx stratiotata Linnaeus, 1758

Parapoynx stratiotata (ringed china-mark) is a Crambidae moth found across Europe and the Palearctic, whose larvae feed on aquatic plants.

Parapoynx seminealis Walker, 1859

Parapoynx seminealis Walker, 1859

Parapoynx seminealis Walker, 1859

Parapoynx seminealis is a Crambidae family moth found in North America, whose larvae feed on Nymphoides plant leaves.

Parapoynx polydectalis (Walker, 1859)

Parapoynx polydectalis (Walker, 1859)

Parapoynx polydectalis (Walker, 1859)

Parapoynx polydectalis is an aquatic-larval Crambidae moth described by Walker in 1859, native to Oceania and introduced to parts of Europe.

Parapoynx crisonalis (Walker, 1859)

Parapoynx crisonalis (Walker, 1859)

Parapoynx crisonalis (Walker, 1859)

Parapoynx crisonalis is a crambid moth with aquatic larvae that feed on pondweeds, found across Asia, Australia, and accidentally introduced to Britain.

Parapoynx dentizonalis (Hampson, 1897)

Parapoynx dentizonalis (Hampson, 1897)

Parapoynx dentizonalis (Hampson, 1897)

Parapoynx dentizonalis is a Crambidae moth described in 1897, found in Queensland, Australia.

Acentria ephemerella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Acentria ephemerella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Acentria ephemerella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Acentria ephemerella, the watermilfoil moth, is an aquatic moth used for biocontrol of Eurasian watermilfoil, native to Europe and introduced to North America.

Nymphula nitidulata (Hufnagel, 1767)

Nymphula nitidulata (Hufnagel, 1767)

Nymphula nitidulata (Hufnagel, 1767)

Nymphula nitidulata, the beautiful china-mark, is a Crambidae moth found across Eurasia, with larvae feeding on Sparganium and Nuphar lutea.

Neocataclysta magnificalis Hübner, 1796

Neocataclysta magnificalis Hübner, 1796

Neocataclysta magnificalis Hübner, 1796

Neocataclysta is a monotypic moth genus of Crambidae whose only species, the scrollwork pyralid moth, lives in North America.

Petrophila canadensis Munroe, 1972

Petrophila canadensis Munroe, 1972

Petrophila canadensis Munroe, 1972

Petrophila canadensis, the Canadian petrophila moth, is an aquatic-larval North American moth in the family Crambidae.

Petrophila bifascialis Robinson, 1869

Petrophila bifascialis Robinson, 1869

Petrophila bifascialis Robinson, 1869

Petrophila bifascialis, the two-banded petrophila moth, is an aquatic larva Crambidae moth found in North America.

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