Crambidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae
Gadira acerella Walker, 1866

Gadira acerella Walker, 1866

Gadira acerella Walker, 1866

Gadira acerella is a fairly common endemic moth of New Zealand whose larvae are thought to feed on lichen or mosses.

Ptochostola microphaeellus (Walker, 1866)

Ptochostola microphaeellus (Walker, 1866)

Ptochostola microphaeellus (Walker, 1866)

Ptochostola microphaeellus is a Crambidae moth species found in Australia, including Tasmania.

Neargyria argyraspis (Meyrick, 1879)

Neargyria argyraspis (Meyrick, 1879)

Neargyria argyraspis (Meyrick, 1879)

Neargyria argyraspis is a Crambidae moth described in 1879, found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

Ancylolomia japonica Zeller

Ancylolomia japonica Zeller

Ancylolomia japonica Zeller

Ancylolomia japonica is a 24–38 mm wingspan Crambidae moth found across East Asia.

Ancylolomia disparalis Hübner, 1825

Ancylolomia disparalis Hübner, 1825

Ancylolomia disparalis Hübner, 1825

Ancylolomia disparalis is a moth of the Crambidae family found in southern Europe, North Africa, and Turkey, with larvae feeding on grasses.

Ancylolomia tentaculella Hübner, 1796

Ancylolomia tentaculella Hübner, 1796

Ancylolomia tentaculella Hübner, 1796

Ancylolomia tentaculella is a species with a 30–34 mm wingspan found in parts of Europe, Anatolia and the Middle East.

Prionapteryx achatina Zeller, 1863

Prionapteryx achatina Zeller, 1863

Prionapteryx achatina Zeller, 1863

Prionapteryx achatina is a Crambidae moth described in 1863, found across multiple U.S. states in North America.

Vaxi critica (Fbs., 1820)

Vaxi critica (Fbs., 1820)

Vaxi critica (Fbs., 1820)

Vaxi critica is a Crambidae moth found across much of eastern North America, active from spring to fall depending on location.

Argyria auratella Clemens, 1860

Argyria auratella Clemens, 1860

Argyria auratella Clemens, 1860

Argyria auratella is a Crambidae moth found in North America, with adults active from spring to summer depending on range.

Calamotropha paludella (Hübner, 1824)

Calamotropha paludella (Hübner, 1824)

Calamotropha paludella (Hübner, 1824)

Calamotropha paludella is a Crambidae moth found across Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia whose larvae feed on Typha bulrushes.

Euchromius ocellea Haworth, 1811

Euchromius ocellea Haworth, 1811

Euchromius ocellea Haworth, 1811

Euchromius ocellea is a cosmopolitan migratory moth of Crambidae widespread in tropical-subtropical regions.

Euchromius bella Hübner, 1796

Euchromius bella Hübner, 1796

Euchromius bella Hübner, 1796

Euchromius bella is a 17 mm wingspan moth of the Crambidae family found across parts of Europe, Russia, and Turkey.

Euchromius anapiellus Zeller, 1847

Euchromius anapiellus Zeller, 1847

Euchromius anapiellus Zeller, 1847

Euchromius anapiellus is a Crambidae moth species described in 1847, found across parts of Southern Europe and North Africa, plus Turkey.

Euchromius cambridgei Zeller, 1867

Euchromius cambridgei Zeller, 1867

Euchromius cambridgei Zeller, 1867

Euchromius cambridgei is a 17 mm wingspan moth in the family Crambidae found across Southern Europe, North Africa, and Western to South Asia.

Euchromius superbella Zeller, 1863

Euchromius superbella Zeller, 1863

Euchromius superbella Zeller, 1863

Euchromius superbella is a Crambidae moth species described by Zeller, found across parts of Europe and Western Asia.

Heortia vitessoides (Moore, 1885)

Heortia vitessoides (Moore, 1885)

Heortia vitessoides (Moore, 1885)

Heortia vitessoides is a 30-mm-wingspan crambid moth described in 1885, found in Southeast Asia and northern Australia.

Microtheoris ophionalis Walker, 1859

Microtheoris ophionalis Walker, 1859

Microtheoris ophionalis Walker, 1859

The yellow-veined moth (Microtheoris ophionalis) is a small Crambidae moth described in 1859, found across the Americas.

Microtheoris vibicalis Zeller, 1873

Microtheoris vibicalis Zeller, 1873

Microtheoris vibicalis Zeller, 1873

Microtheoris vibicalis, the whip-marked snout moth, is a Crambidae moth found in central and southern North America with ~11 mm wingspan.

Gyros muiri Edwards, 1881

Gyros muiri Edwards, 1881

Gyros muiri Edwards, 1881

Gyros muiri is a small Crambidae moth found in the western United States, described by Henry Edwards in 1881.

Metaxmeste phrygialis Hübner, 1796

Metaxmeste phrygialis Hübner, 1796

Metaxmeste phrygialis Hübner, 1796

Metaxmeste phrygialis is a 15 mm wingspan Crambidae moth found in European mountainous areas, flying June to August.

Metaxmeste schrankiana (Hochenwarth, 1785)

Metaxmeste schrankiana (Hochenwarth, 1785)

Metaxmeste schrankiana (Hochenwarth, 1785)

Metaxmeste schrankiana is a western European moth species whose larvae feed on four common low shrubs.

Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Cynaeda dentalis is a Crambidae moth found across parts of Europe, Western Asia, and Cape Verde, whose larvae feed on viper's bugloss.

Tegostoma comparalis Hübner, 1796

Tegostoma comparalis Hübner, 1796

Tegostoma comparalis Hübner, 1796

Tegostoma comparalis is a Crambidae moth described in 1796, with ~18 mm wingspan and larvae feeding on two plant species.

Epascestria pustulalis Hübner, 1823

Epascestria pustulalis Hübner, 1823

Epascestria pustulalis Hübner, 1823

Epascestria pustulalis is a Crambidae moth species found in parts of Europe and the Near East, whose larvae mine host plant leaves.

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