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Checklist for Family Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 (Flour Moths)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
509
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
509
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
509
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
12
72
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
10
66
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyraloidea
Latreille, 1802
Crambid Snout Moths, Pyralid, Pyraloid moths
2
54
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyralidae
Latreille, 1802
Flour Moths, Frass Moths, Grass moths, Meal Moths
5
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
5 Genera with 4 Species
Endotricha Zeller, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Locastra Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pristocera Klug, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pyralis Linnaeus, 1834Meal Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zitha Walker, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
4 Species
Endotricha mesenterialis Walker, 1859
Locastra muscosalis Walker, 1865
Pristocera areolata
Pyralis pictalis J. Curtis, 1834Painted Meal Moth

Subnodes of Pyralidae with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
SubfamilyEpipaschiinae
Meyrick, 1884
Epipaschiines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPyralinae
Latreille, 1809
Pyralines
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Pyralidae (Latreille 1802)
Pyralidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Pyralidae at artfakta.se
Pyralidae at dyntaxa.se
Pyralidae at gbif.org
Pyralidae at irmng.org
Pyralidae at itis.gov