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Crambidae of Thailand.jpg

Crambidae Latreille, 1810

Crambid Snout Moths

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: ​Pyraloidea
​Family: Crambidae

The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes.

In many classifications, the Crambidae have been treated as a subfamily of the Pyralidae or snout-moths. The principal difference is a structure in the ears called the praecinctorium, which joins two tympanic membranes in the Crambidae, and is absent from the Pyralidae. The latest review by Munroe and Solis, in Kristensen (1999) retains the Crambidae as a full family. Wikipedia

​Subfamily: Acentropinae Stephens, 1836
Genera: Eoophyla​, Paracymoriza, Parapoynx
Eoophyla sejunctalis.jpg
Eoophyla sejunctalis
Paracymoriza vagalis.jpg
Paracymoriza vagalis
Parapoynx diminutalis.jpg
Parapoynx diminutalis
Parapoynx fluctuosalis.jpg
Parapoynx fluctuosalis
Parapoynx stagnalis.jpg
Parapoynx stagnalis
Parapoynx villidalis.jpg
Parapoynx villidalis

Subfamily: Glaphyriinae Forbes, 1923
Genera: Crocidolomia, Hydriris
Crocidolomia pavonana.jpg
Crocidolomia pavonana
Hydriris ornatalis.jpg
Hydriris ornatalis

Subfamily: Odontiinae Guenée, 1854
Genera: Dausara, Euclasta, Hemiscopis, Heortia
Autocharis hedyphaes.jpg
Autocharis hedyphaes
Dausara amethysta.jpg
Dausara amethysta
Euclasta vitralis.jpg
Euclasta vitralis
Hemiscopis sanguinea.jpg
Hemiscopis sanguinea
Heortia vitessoides.jpg
Heortia vitessoides

Subfamily: Pyraustinae Meyrick, 1890

Genera: Cirrhochrista​, Daulia, Isocentris, Pagyda, Paliga, Notesia
Cirrhochrista brizoalis.jpg
Cirrhochrista brizoalis
Daulia aurantialis.jpg
Daulia aurantialis
Isocentris filalis.jpg
Isocentris filalis
Pagyda salvalis.jpg
Pagyda salvalis
Paliga ochrealis.jpg
Paliga ochrealis
Paliga machoeralis.jpg
Paliga machoeralis
Notesia tranquillalis.jpg
Notesia tranquillalis

Subfamily: Spilomelinae Guenée, 1854
Genera: Aetholix, Agathodes, Agrioglypta, Agrotera, Arthroschista, Botyodes, Chabula, Cnaphalocrocis, Conogethes, Cotachena, Cydalima, Diaphania, Dysallacta, Eurrhyparodes, Filodes, Gadessa, Glyphodes, Haritalodes, Herpetogramma, Ischnurges, Maruca, Meroctena, Metoeca, Nacoleia, Nausinoe, Notarcha, Lamprosema, Omiodes, Omphisa, Pachynoa, Palpita, Pardomima, Parotis, Patania, Poliobotys, Polythlipta, Pycnarmon, Pygospila, Rehimena, Sameodes, Spoladea, Syllepte, Synclera, Talanga, Tatobotys,Tyspanodes
Aetholix flavibasalis.jpg
Aetholix flavibasalis
Agathodes ostentalis.jpg
Agathodes ostentalis
Agrioglypta zelimalis.jpg
Agrioglypta zelimalis
Agrotera basinotata (Hampson, 1891.jpg
Agrotera basinotata
Agrotera scissalis.jpg
Agrotera scissalis
Arthroschista hilaris.jpg
Arthroschista hilaris
Arthroschista tricoloralis.jpg
Arthroschista tricoloralis
Botyodes asialis.jpg
Botyodes asialis
Botyodes flavibasalis.jpg
Botyodes flavibasalis
Chabula acamasalis.jpg
Chabula acamasalis
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis.jpg
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis
Conogethes pluto.jpg
Conogethes pluto
Conogethes punctiferalis.jpg
Conogethes punctiferalis
Cotachena pubescens.jpg
Cotachena pubescens
Cydalima laticostalis.jpg
Cydalima laticostalis
Diaphania indica.jpg
Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) 19 mm Chaiyaphum
Dysallacta negatalis.jpg
Dysallacta negatalis
Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis.jpg
Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis
Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis.jpg
Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis
Filodes fulvidorsalis.jpg
Filodes fulvidorsalis
Gadessa nilusalis.jpg
Gadessa nilusalis
Glyphodes bivitralis.jpg
Glyphodes bivitralis
Glyphodes caesalis.jpg
Glyphodes caesalis
Glyphodes canthusalis.jpg
Glyphodes canthusalis
Glyphodes onychinalis.jpg
Glyphodes onychinalis
Glyphodes pulverulentalis.jpg
Glyphodes pulverulentalis
Glyphodes stolalis.jpg
Glyphodes stolalis
Haritalodes derogata.jpg
Haritalodes derogata
Herpetogramma licarsisalis.jpg
Herpetogramma licarsisalis
Ischnurges Gratiosalis.jpg
Ischnurges gratiosalis
Maruca vitrata.jpg
Maruca vitrata
Meroctena tullalis.jpg
Meroctena tullalis
Metoeca foedalis.jpg
Metoeca foedalis
Nacoleia cf commixta.jpg
Nacoleia cf. commixta
Nausinoe geometralis.jpg
Nausinoe geometralis
Nausinoe pueritia.jpg
Nausinoe pueritia
Notarcha aurolinealis.jpg
Notarcha aurolinealis
Lamprosema similis.jpg
Lamprosema similis
Lamprosema tampiusalis.jpg
Lamprosema tampiusalis
Omiodes diemenalis.jpg
Omiodes diemenalis
Omiodes indicata.jpg
Omiodes indicata
Omiodes Noctescens.jpg
Omiodes noctescens
Omphisa anastomosalis.jpg
Omphisa anastomosalis
Pachynoa spilosomoides.jpg
Pachynoa spilosomoides
Pachynoa thoosalis.jpg
Pachynoa thoosalis
Palpita annulifer.jpg
Palpita annulifer
Palpita nigricollis.jpg
Palpita nigricollis
Palpita unionalis.jpg
Palpita unionalis
Pardomima distorta.jpg
Pardomima distorta
Parotis marginata.jpg
Parotis marginata
Pleuroptya iopasalis.jpg
Patania iopasalis
Poliobotys ablactalis.jpg
Poliobotys ablactalis
Polythlipta cerealis.jpg
Polythlipta cerealis
Pycnarmon cribrata.jpg
Pycnarmon cribrata
Pygospila tyres.jpg
Pygospila tyres
Rehimena phrynealis.jpg
Rehimena phrynealis
Sameodes cancellalis.jpg
Sameodes cancellalis
Spoladea recurvalis.jpg
Spoladea recurvalis
Syllepte iophanes.jpg
Syllepte iophanes
Synclera tibialis.jpg
Synclera tibialis
Synclera traducalis.jpg
Synclera traducalis
Talanga sexpunctalis.jpg
Talanga sexpunctalis
Tatobotys biannulalis.jpg
Tatobotys biannulalis
Tatobotys janapalis.jpg
Tatobotys janapalis
Tyspanodes flavolimbalis.jpg
Tyspanodes flavolimbalis
Tyspanodes linealis.jpg
Tyspanodes linealis

Crambidae unidentified
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Crambidae unidentified species
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