Crambidae

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Glyphodes bivitralis Guenée, 1854

Glyphodes bivitralis Guenée, 1854

Glyphodes bivitralis Guenée, 1854

Glyphodes bivitralis is a 30 mm wingspan crambid moth native to Southeast Asia, also found in Queensland, Hawaii and the Maldives.

Glyphodes confinis Druce, 1902

Glyphodes confinis Druce, 1902

Glyphodes confinis Druce, 1902

Parotis confinis is a Crambidae moth described in 1899, found in Taiwan and Queensland, Australia.

Glyphodes microta Meyrick, 1889

Glyphodes microta Meyrick, 1889

Glyphodes microta Meyrick, 1889

Glyphodes microta is a 20 mm wingspan Crambidae moth found across central Australia between east and west coasts.

Glyphodes cosmarcha Meyrick, 1887

Glyphodes cosmarcha Meyrick, 1887

Glyphodes cosmarcha Meyrick, 1887

Glyphodes cosmarcha is a Crambidae moth described in 1887, found across Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and eastern Australia, whose larvae feed on Ficus leaves.

Glyphodes grandisalis Druce, 1902

Glyphodes grandisalis Druce, 1902

Glyphodes grandisalis Druce, 1902

Glyphodes grandisalis is a Crambidae moth described in 1902, found in Venezuela and Ecuador.

Glyphodes quadrimaculalis Bremer & Grey, 1853

Glyphodes quadrimaculalis Bremer & Grey, 1853

Glyphodes quadrimaculalis Bremer & Grey, 1853

Glyphodes quadrimaculalis is a Crambidae moth described in 1853, found in China.

Cydalima laticostalis (Guenée, 1854)

Cydalima laticostalis (Guenée, 1854)

Cydalima laticostalis (Guenée, 1854)

Cydalima laticostalis is a satin-white-winged Crambidae moth described in 1854, found across South Asia to Australia.

Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859)

Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859)

Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859)

Cydalima perspectalis is a moth species with distinct life stages, multiple annual generations, and two adult color variants.

Agathodes ostentalis Geyer, 1837

Agathodes ostentalis Geyer, 1837

Agathodes ostentalis Geyer, 1837

Agathodes ostentalis (the coral tree moth) is a 25 mm wingspan Crambidae moth found across parts of Asia and Australia.

Agathodes designalis Guenée, 1854

Agathodes designalis Guenée, 1854

Agathodes designalis Guenée, 1854

Agathodes designalis is a Crambidae sky-pointing moth found across parts of the Americas and the Caribbean.

Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854

Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854

Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854

Agathodes musivalis is a painted pearl moth in the Crambidae family, found across much of Africa and nearby islands, whose larvae feed on Erythrina plants.

Pygospila tyres (Cramer, 1780)

Pygospila tyres (Cramer, 1780)

Pygospila tyres (Cramer, 1780)

This is a detailed morphological description of the moth species Pygospila tyres (Cramer, 1780).

Pygospila costiflexalis Guenée, 1854

Pygospila costiflexalis Guenée, 1854

Pygospila costiflexalis Guenée, 1854

Pygospila costiflexalis Guenée, 1854 is a moth species that differs from Pygospila tyres in visible traits, with a wingspan around 42 mm.

Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)

Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)

Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)

Maruca vitrata, the legume pod borer, is a pantropical insect pest of leguminous crops distributed across world tropical regions.

Maruca amboinalis Felder, 1875

Maruca amboinalis Felder, 1875

Maruca amboinalis Felder, 1875

Maruca amboinalis is a 1875-described Crambidae moth found across parts of East and Southeast Asia, whose larvae feed on Pongamia pinnata.

Conogethes semifascialis (Walker)

Conogethes semifascialis (Walker)

Conogethes semifascialis (Walker)

Conogethes semifascialis is a 1866-described Crambidae moth found in India and eastern Australia.

Conogethes haemactalis Snellen, 1890

Conogethes haemactalis Snellen, 1890

Conogethes haemactalis Snellen, 1890

Conogethes haemactalis is a 30 mm wingspan yellow moth with dark red patterns in the family Crambidae found across Asia and Australia.

Conogethes punctiferalis Guenée, 1854

Conogethes punctiferalis Guenée, 1854

Conogethes punctiferalis Guenée, 1854

Conogethes punctiferalis Guenée, 1854 is a fruit tree pest moth with a native range from South Asia to Australia.

Conogethes pluto (Butler, 1887)

Conogethes pluto (Butler, 1887)

Conogethes pluto (Butler, 1887)

Conogethes pluto is a Crambidae moth whose larvae bore into the stems of ginger host plants.

Polygrammodes flavidalis Guenée, 1854

Polygrammodes flavidalis Guenée, 1854

Polygrammodes flavidalis Guenée, 1854

The ironweed root moth (Polygrammodes flavidalis) is a Crambidae family moth found across much of North America.

Polygrammodes elevata Fabricius, 1777

Polygrammodes elevata Fabricius, 1777

Polygrammodes elevata Fabricius, 1777

Polygrammodes elevata is a Crambidae moth described in 1777, found in the Americas, with a 22–24 mm wingspan.

Polygrammodes ponderalis Guenée, 1854

Polygrammodes ponderalis Guenée, 1854

Polygrammodes ponderalis Guenée, 1854

Polygrammodes ponderalis is a 1854-described moth in Crambidae found in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.

Palpita aenescentalis Munroe, 1952

Palpita aenescentalis Munroe, 1952

Palpita aenescentalis Munroe, 1952

Palpita aenescentalis is a Crambidae moth found across North America, described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1952.

Palpita quadristigmalis Guenée, 1854

Palpita quadristigmalis Guenée, 1854

Palpita quadristigmalis Guenée, 1854

Palpita quadristigmalis, the four-spotted palpita moth, is a North American Crambidae moth that is a potential pest of olive trees.

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