Checklist of Family Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 (Flour Moths)
for Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2337
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2335
4557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2273
4403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1925
3869 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
638
1185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 21
140
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 18
122
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Pyraloidea
Latreille, 1802
Crambid Snout Moths, Pyralid, Pyraloid moths | 3
85
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pyralidae
Latreille, 1802
Flour Moths, Frass Moths, Grass moths, Meal Moths | 16
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Botswana
16 Genera with 17 Species | Bostra Walker, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cactoblastis Ragonot, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Didia Ragonot, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eldana Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicrocis Zeller, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epilepia Janse, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episindris Ragonot, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Etiella Zellen, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lugubraphycita Leraut G., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morosaphycita Horak, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pempelia Caradja, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Philotis Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pithyllis Grünberg, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosaris Meyrick, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trachypteryx Ragonot, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Umkulunkula | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Botswana
17 Species | Bostra albilineata Warren, 1891 | | | Cactoblastis cactorum Berg, 1775 | Cactoblastis | | Didia subramosella Ragonot, 1893 | | | Eldana saccharina Walker, 1865 | African sugar-cane borer | | Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848 | | | Epilepia melanosparsalis Janse, 1922 | | | Episindris albimaculalis (Ragonot, 1891) | ⇒ Sindris albimaculalis Ragonot, 1891 | | Etiella zinckenella Treitschke, 1832 | Gold-banded Etiella | | Lugubraphycita morosalis Saalmüller, 1880 | | | Morosaphycita morosalis Saalmüller, 1880 | | | Pempelia aurivilliella Ragonot, 1888 | | | Pempelia morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880) | ⇒ Morosaphycita morosalis Saalmüller, 1880 | | Philotis basalis Walker, 1865 | | | Pithyllis metachryseis Hampson, 1906 | | | Prosaris rufalis Hampson, 1906 | | | Trachypteryx rubripictella Hampson, 1901 | | | Umkulunkula kalahariensis Mey, 2010 | |
Subnodes of Pyralidae with occurrences in Botswana
 | | Pyralidae (Latreille 1802) |
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