Crambidae

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Herpetogramma theseusalis Walker, 1859

Herpetogramma theseusalis Walker, 1859

Herpetogramma theseusalis Walker, 1859

Herpetogramma theseusalis is a North American Crambidae moth whose green larvae feed on Lorinseria areolata.

Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)

Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)

Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)

Herpetogramma licarsisalis, the grass webworm, is a Crambidae moth that can be a turf and pasture pest in parts of its range.

Herpetogramma sphingealis Handfield & Handfield, 2011

Herpetogramma sphingealis Handfield & Handfield, 2011

Herpetogramma sphingealis Handfield & Handfield, 2011

Herpetogramma sphingealis is a sexually dimorphic moth species found in eastern North America's dark xeric oak-maple forests.

Herpetogramma bipunctalis Fabricius, 1794

Herpetogramma bipunctalis Fabricius, 1794

Herpetogramma bipunctalis Fabricius, 1794

Herpetogramma bipunctalis is a moth species with a detailed described morphology and holometabolous life cycle.

Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenée, 1854

Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenée, 1854

Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenée, 1854

Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenée, 1854 is a widely distributed species whose larvae feed on grass leaves.

Herpetogramma fluctuosalis

Herpetogramma fluctuosalis

Herpetogramma fluctuosalis

Herpetogramma fluctuosalis is a moth species with a 22–25 mm wingspan, whose larvae feed on two plant species.

Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)

Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)

Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)

Herpetogramma basalis is a moth species whose yellowish speckled-wing adults have a 20–22 mm wingspan, with larvae feeding on multiple plants.

Herpetogramma rudis Warren, 1892

Herpetogramma rudis Warren, 1892

Herpetogramma rudis Warren, 1892

Herpetogramma rudis is a 25–28 mm wingspan Crambidae moth described in 1892, found across East and South Asia.

Herpetogramma aquilonalis Handfield & Handfield, 2021

Herpetogramma aquilonalis Handfield & Handfield, 2021

Herpetogramma aquilonalis Handfield & Handfield, 2021

Herpetogramma aquilonalis is a Crambidae pearl moth found in Canada and the US Appalachians, in boreal forest, with leaf-rolling larvae.

Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis (Zeller, 1852)

Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis (Zeller, 1852)

Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis (Zeller, 1852)

Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis is a moth species in the Crambidae family found across several regions of Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis (Zeller, 1852)

Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis (Zeller, 1852)

Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis (Zeller, 1852)

Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis is a Crambidae moth species distributed across regions of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Australia.

Eurrhyparodes lygdamis Druce, 1902

Eurrhyparodes lygdamis Druce, 1902

Eurrhyparodes lygdamis Druce, 1902

Eurrhyparodes lygdamis is a Crambidae moth species described by Herbert Druce in 1902, found from the southern US to Brazil.

Eurrhyparodes splendens Druce, 1895

Eurrhyparodes splendens Druce, 1895

Eurrhyparodes splendens Druce, 1895

Eurrhyparodes splendens is a moth species with distinct patterned wings, and adults fly in July, September, and December.

Pilocrocis ramentalis Lederer, 1863

Pilocrocis ramentalis Lederer, 1863

Pilocrocis ramentalis Lederer, 1863

Pilocrocis ramentalis, the scraped pilocrocis moth, is a Crambidae moth species found across the Americas and introduced to the Galápagos.

Hileithia magualis

Hileithia magualis

Hileithia magualis

Hileithia magualis is a 15-mm wingspan Crambidae moth described in 1854, found in the Caribbean and southern US.

Hileithia rehamalis

Hileithia rehamalis

Hileithia rehamalis

Hileithia rehamalis is a small 15 mm wingspan moth in the Crambidae family, described in 1914, found in Mexico and the southern U.S.

Cryptobotys zoilusalis Walker, 1859

Cryptobotys zoilusalis Walker, 1859

Cryptobotys zoilusalis Walker, 1859

Cryptobotys zoilusalis is an ash-gray moth whose larvae feed on Xanthium strumarium, with flight records in Florida from February to December.

Asciodes gordialis Guenée, 1854

Asciodes gordialis Guenée, 1854

Asciodes gordialis Guenée, 1854

Asciodes gordialis, the bougainvillea caterpillar moth, is a crambid moth with larvae that feed on Bougainvillea.

Loxomorpha flavidissimalis (Grote, 1878)

Loxomorpha flavidissimalis (Grote, 1878)

Loxomorpha flavidissimalis (Grote, 1878)

Loxomorpha flavidissimalis is a Crambidae moth species whose larvae feed on Opuntia cacti.

Laniifera cyclades Druce, 1895

Laniifera cyclades Druce, 1895

Laniifera cyclades Druce, 1895

Laniifera cyclades Druce, 1895 is a moth species whose caterpillars are prickly pear-feeding pests described with distinct wing patterns.

Prophantis adusta Inoue, 1986

Prophantis adusta Inoue, 1986

Prophantis adusta Inoue, 1986

Prophantis adusta is a Crambidae moth first described in 1986, found across multiple regions including eastern Australia.

Trichaea pilicornis Herrich-Schäffer, 1866

Trichaea pilicornis Herrich-Schäffer, 1866

Trichaea pilicornis Herrich-Schäffer, 1866

Trichaea pilicornis is a Crambidae moth described in 1866, found across multiple regions of North, Central, and South America.

Bradina diagonalis Guenée, 1854

Bradina diagonalis Guenée, 1854

Bradina diagonalis Guenée, 1854

Bradina diagonalis is a Crambidae moth first described in 1854, found across several South and East Asian locations.

Bradina admixtalis (Walker, 1859)

Bradina admixtalis (Walker, 1859)

Bradina admixtalis (Walker, 1859)

Bradina admixtalis is a grass-feeding Crambidae moth first described in 1859, found across Africa, Asia, Oceania.

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