Crambidae

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Palpita magniferalis Walker, 1861

Palpita magniferalis Walker, 1861

Palpita magniferalis Walker, 1861

Palpita magniferalis is a crambid moth found in eastern North America whose larvae feed on Fraxinus species.

Palpita flegia Cramer, 1777

Palpita flegia Cramer, 1777

Palpita flegia Cramer, 1777

Palpita flegia, the satin white moth, is a Crambidae moth found across the Americas, with larvae feeding on Thevetia peruviana.

Palpita illibalis Hübner, 1818

Palpita illibalis Hübner, 1818

Palpita illibalis Hübner, 1818

The inkblot palpita moth (Palpita illibalis) is a Crambidae moth found in eastern North America that feeds on white fringetree as a caterpillar.

Palpita freemanalis Munroe, 1952

Palpita freemanalis Munroe, 1952

Palpita freemanalis Munroe, 1952

Palpita freemanalis (Freeman's palpita moth) is a Crambidae moth found in North America, described by Munroe in 1952.

Palpita vitrealis Rossi, 1794

Palpita vitrealis Rossi, 1794

Palpita vitrealis Rossi, 1794

Palpita vitrealis is a moth species with distinct wing markings, found across the world, especially in southern Europe.

Palpita margaritacea Inoue, 1997

Palpita margaritacea Inoue, 1997

Palpita margaritacea Inoue, 1997

Palpita margaritacea is a white Australian Crambidae moth described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997.

Palpita nigropunctalis Bremer, 1864

Palpita nigropunctalis Bremer, 1864

Palpita nigropunctalis Bremer, 1864

Palpita nigropunctalis, the lilac pyralid, is a three-generation eastern Asian crambid moth whose larvae feed on specific shrubs and trees.

Palpita pratti (Janse, 1924)

Palpita pratti (Janse, 1924)

Palpita pratti (Janse, 1924)

Palpita pratti is a Crambidae moth found in parts of Indonesia and Australia.

Chabula acamasalis Walker, 1859

Chabula acamasalis Walker, 1859

Chabula acamasalis Walker, 1859

Chabula acamasalis is a small crambid moth with dark brown wings marked by white patches, found across parts of Asia and Australia.

Terastia egialealis Walker, 1859

Terastia egialealis Walker, 1859

Terastia egialealis Walker, 1859

Terastia egialealis is a crambid moth described by Francis Walker in 1859, found across multiple regions in South and Southeast Asia.

Terastia meticulosalis Guenée, 1854

Terastia meticulosalis Guenée, 1854

Terastia meticulosalis Guenée, 1854

Terastia meticulosalis is a crambid moth that feeds on Erythrina as larvae, with a distribution across parts of North America and Jamaica.

Cirrhochrista fumipalpis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Cirrhochrista fumipalpis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Cirrhochrista fumipalpis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Cirrhochrista fumipalpis is a Crambidae moth found on the Moluccas, described in 1875 by Felder and Rogenhofer.

Cirrhochrista brizoalis Walker, 1859

Cirrhochrista brizoalis Walker, 1859

Cirrhochrista brizoalis Walker, 1859

Cirrhochrista brizoalis is a 1859-described Crambidae moth found in South/Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia.

Cirrhochrista arcusalis (Walker, 1859)

Cirrhochrista arcusalis (Walker, 1859)

Cirrhochrista arcusalis (Walker, 1859)

Cirrhochrista arcusalis is a Crambidae moth found in coastal Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

Cirrhochrista annulifera Hampson, 1919

Cirrhochrista annulifera Hampson, 1919

Cirrhochrista annulifera Hampson, 1919

Cirrhochrista annulifera is a Crambidae moth found in parts of New Guinea and Australia, whose larvae likely feed on Ficus species.

Cirrhochrista kosemponialis Strand, 1918

Cirrhochrista kosemponialis Strand, 1918

Cirrhochrista kosemponialis Strand, 1918

Cirrhochrista kosemponialis is a Crambidae moth described in 1918, found in Taiwan and India's Khasi Hills.

Cirrhochrista grabczewskyi Hering, 1903

Cirrhochrista grabczewskyi Hering, 1903

Cirrhochrista grabczewskyi Hering, 1903

Cirrhochrista grabczewskyi is a 24–30 mm wingspan crambid moth found across parts of subtropical Africa.

Pachynoa purpuralis

Pachynoa purpuralis

Pachynoa purpuralis

Pachynoa purpuralis is a Crambidae moth described in 1866, found across several regions in Southeast Asia.

Polygrammodes sabelialis Guenée, 1854

Polygrammodes sabelialis Guenée, 1854

Polygrammodes sabelialis Guenée, 1854

Polygrammodes sabelialis is a Crambidae moth described in 1854, found across South and East Asia.

Agrioglypta excelsalis (Walker)

Agrioglypta excelsalis (Walker)

Agrioglypta excelsalis (Walker)

Agrioglypta excelsalis is a Crambidae moth described in 1866, found across parts of Asia, Oceania, and Australia.

Agrioglypta eurytusalis (Walker, 1859)

Agrioglypta eurytusalis (Walker, 1859)

Agrioglypta eurytusalis (Walker, 1859)

Agrioglypta eurytusalis is a 1859-described moth in Crambidae found across several regions of Asia and Australia.

Agrioglypta zelimalis (Walker, 1859)

Agrioglypta zelimalis (Walker, 1859)

Agrioglypta zelimalis (Walker, 1859)

Agrioglypta zelimalis is a 1859-described Crambidae moth found across several South Asian and Oceanian locations.

Agrioglypta itysalis (Walker, 1859)

Agrioglypta itysalis (Walker, 1859)

Agrioglypta itysalis (Walker, 1859)

Agrioglypta itysalis is a 30mm-wingspan Crambidae moth found in South and Southeast Asia that resembles Glyphodes bivitralis.

Omphisa anastomosalis Guenée, 1854

Omphisa anastomosalis Guenée, 1854

Omphisa anastomosalis Guenée, 1854

Omphisa anastomosalis, the sweetpotato vineborer, is a widespread Crambidae moth with ~33 mm wingspan.

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