Pyralidae

Thesaurus

Noun

Pyralidae - bee moths; corn borers; flour mothsfamily Pyralidae, family Pyralididae, Pyralididaearthropod family - any of the arthropodsLepidoptera, order Lepidoptera - moths and butterfliespyralid, pyralid moth - usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pestsgenus Pyralis, Pyralis - type genus of the PyralidaeGalleria, genus Galleria - a genus of Pyralidaegenus Pyrausta, Pyrausta - moths whose larvae are corn borersAnagasta, genus Anagasta - moth whose larvae are flour mothsEphestia, genus Ephestia - small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food productsCadra, genus Cadra - a genus of Pyralidaecorn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis - larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize

Pyralidae

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Pyralidae

[pə′ral·ə‚dē] (invertebrate zoology) The equivalent name for Pyralididae.

Pyralidae

a family of moths that have a wingspread of 1 to 3 cm (occasionally reaching 5 cm or more). The wings are variously shaped and colored. There are approximately 20,000 species, constituting several subfamilies that are sometimes considered to be separate families. Pyralids are distributed throughout the world; about 1,500 species are found in the USSR, primarily in deserts and steppes. Only a few species are encountered in the taiga and tundra. The larvae live in silken tubes, which are attached to plants or lie in the soil or sod. Sometimes they live in groups of leaves gathered with silken filaments. The larvae of certain species bore into fruits and shoots, and others live in water on aquatic plants.

There are many destructive pyralids. The European corn borer (Pyrausta nubilalis) damages sugar beets, hemp, corn, and hops. Mesographe forficalis eats various cruciferous garden crops; the seeds of crucifers are consumed by Evergestis extimalis and Evergestis frumentalis. Grass moths destroy meadow grasses and grain sprouts. Sunflower plants are damaged by Homoeosoma nebulella. The Iima-bean pod borer (Etiella Zinckenella) eats beans, and the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella) consumes dried fruits. The meal moth (Pyralis farinalis) and the Mediterranean flour moth (Anagasta kuhniella) damage flour and other milled products, and the bee moth (Galleria mellonella) damages honeycombs and beeswax.

M. I. FAL’KOVICH

Pyralidae

Related to Pyralidae: Tortricidae, Snout moth, Arctiidae, Satyridae, Lymantriidae

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Synonyms for Pyralidae

noun bee moths

Synonyms

family Pyralidae
family Pyralididae
Pyralididae

Related Words

arthropod family
Lepidoptera
order Lepidoptera
pyralid
pyralid moth
genus Pyralis
Pyralis
Galleria
genus Galleria
genus Pyrausta
Pyrausta
Anagasta
genus Anagasta
Ephestia
genus Ephestia
Cadra
genus Cadra
corn borer
Pyrausta nubilalis