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Checklist of Genus Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758 (Meal Moths)
for Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6836
56836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6836
56836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6731
56399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6589
56067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
39
1642
8394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
1405
7365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyraloidea
Latreille, 1802
Crambid Snout Moths, Pyralid, Pyraloid moths
3
598
3040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyralidae
Latreille, 1802
Flour Moths, Frass Moths, Grass moths, Meal Moths
298
1390
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyralinae
Latreille, 1809
Pyralines
56
563
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePyralini
Latreille, 1809
12
232
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusPyralis
Linnaeus, 1758
Meal Moths
37Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
1 Genera with 37 Species
Pyralis Linnaeus, 1917Meal Moths37SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
37 Species
Pyralis albilautalis Warren, 1891
Pyralis anaemicalis Hampson, 1906
Pyralis argospila Meyrick, 1934
Pyralis atrisparsalis Hampson, 1917
Pyralis biblisalis Walker, 1859
Pyralis bryalis Hampson, 1906
Pyralis cautalis Hampson, 1906
Pyralis chrysocoma Meyrick, 1934
Pyralis chrysomima Meyrick, 1936
Pyralis compsodryas Meyrick, 1936
Pyralis crassalis Walker, 1869
Pyralis cyamospila Meyrick, 1936
Pyralis ectaemialis Hampson, 1906
Pyralis effulgens Warren, 1914
Pyralis exumbralis Hampson, 1917
Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758Meal Moth
Pyralis flavicapitalis Hampson, 1906
Pyralis fumipennis Butler, 1889
Pyralis heliocrossa Meyrick, 1936
Pyralis licnospila Meyrick, 1936
Pyralis lorimalis Hampson, 1906
Pyralis manihotalis Guenée, 1854Moth
Pyralis nigricilialis Hampson, 1917
Pyralis orbigera Meyrick, 1934
Pyralis pascualis Ghesquière, 1942
Pyralis pastoralis Ghesquière, 1942
Pyralis perpulverea Hampson, 1917
Pyralis persicodora Meyrick, 1934
Pyralis phoenicealis Hampson, 1917
Pyralis pictalis J. Curtis, 1834Painted Meal Moth
Pyralis roseitincta Hampson, 1917
Pyralis rubellalis Zeller, 1852
Pyralis rufibasalis Hampson, 1917
Pyralis secretalis Wallengren, 1875
Pyralis subjectalis Walker, 1866
Pyralis trifolialis Hampson, 1917
Pyralis tyrialis Hampson, 1917


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