The Pyralids
What are they?
A large group of usually rather small moths, the Pyralids have often been included together in a single family with the Crambids. This family contains a number of species which can be considered pests as their larvae feed on stored foods and food products.
Identification
Though there are a few exceptions, most species are narrow-winged and many have cryptic coloration. Identification can sometimes be tricky and careful attention needs to be paid to the position of dark and pale bands and their exact shape.
05510 Meal Moth Pyralis farinalis
Length: 9-15mm. Flight Time: May-August (though may be found more or less all year indoors). Larval Food: Harvested grain and grain products such as flour.
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05516 Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis
Length: 15-20mm. Flight Time: June-August. Larval Food: Dried animal dung, old straw and similar detritus.
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05517 Stored-grain Tabby Aglossa caprealis
Length: 12-14mm. Flight Time: June-September. (though may be found more or less all year indoors). Larval Food: All manner of stored food products, detris and even dried carrion.
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05526 Red-shawled Moth Pseudasopia intermedialis
Length: 8-10mm. Flight Time: June-July. Larval Food:
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05533 Yellow-fringed Dolichomia Hypsopygia olinalis
Length: 8-12mm. Flight Time: May-August. Larval Food: Oak leaves
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05552 Boxwood Leaftier Galasa nigrinodis
Length: 7-10mm. Flight Time: June-September. Larval Food: Box Buxus sempervirens). Though this is a native moth species, it is currently only known to feed on an introduced, ornamental shrub.
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05566 Posturing Arta Arta statalis
Length: 7mm. Flight Time: June-August. Larval Food:
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05568 Olive Arta Arta olivalis
Length: 7mm. Flight Time: June-August. Larval Food:
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05577 Dimorphic Macalla Epipaschia superatalis
Length: 9-13mm. Flight Time: May-August. Larval Food:
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05606 Maple Webworm Pococera asperatella
Length: 12-14mm. Flight Time: June-August Larval Food: Maples (Acer spp.).
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05608 Double-humped Pococera Pococera expandens
Length: 25-27mm. Flight Time: April-August Larval Food:
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05622 Greater Wax Moth Galleria mellonella
Length: 13-18mm. Flight Time: March-October Larval Food: Beeswax.
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05629 Bee Moth Aphomia sociella
Length: Flight Time: Larval Food: Live in bee and wasp nests, at first eating old cells and debris, later turning to the comb and even the host grubs and pupae.
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05653 Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vaccinii
Length: 9-12mm Flight Time: May-September Larval Food: Blueberries, cranberries and related species
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05669 Acrobasis stigmella
Length: Flight Time: Larval Food:
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05672 Cordovan Pyralid Acrobasis exsulella
Length: Flight Time: Larval Food: Hickories (Carya spp.).
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05789 Striped Sumac Leafroller Sciota subfuscella
Length: Flight Time: June-July. Larval Food: Sumacs (Rhus spp.).
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05802 Sweetgum Leafroller Sciota uvinella
Length: Flight Time: April-September. Larval Food: Sweetgum leaves.
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05999 Broad-banded Eulogia Eulogia ochrifrontella
Length: 7-8mm. Flight Time: June-July. Larval Food: Leaves of a range of deciduous trees.
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06001 Ephestiodes infimella
Length: 6mm. Flight Time: June-September Larval Food:
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06005 Darker Moodna Moodna ostrinella
Length: 8mm. Flight Time: May-September. Larval Food: A wide range of plant matter, including dried plant materials, seeds and fruits.
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06007 Dried-fruit Moth Vitula edmandsii
Length: 12-14mm. Flight Time: June-September (but may be found all year indoors). Larval Food: Stored grain and dried fruit.
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06019 Indian Meal Moth Plodia interpunctella
Length: 7-10mm. Flight Time: Found all year indoors. Larval Food: Dried food products.
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06042 Long-palped Peoria Peoria longipalpella
Length: 11mm. Flight Time: Larval Food:
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06049 Peoria roseotinctella
Length: Flight Time: Larval Food:
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06053 Carmine Snout Peoria approximella
Length: 8mm. Flight Time: May-September. Larval Food:
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