Pyralids (sps #'s 4934-5298) Pyraustinae
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Pyralid moths
Pyralids or snout moths make up one of the largest familes of Lepidoptera. They are typically small moths that often are seen flying in grassy areas. Their legs are long and their palpi are usually long and covered in scales. They typically rest with their wings open and their abdomen elevated. When at rest they appear triangular.
4934-5298 : Pyraustinae
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38 mm
4938 – Epicorsia oedipodalis
21 mm
4975 – Achyra rantalis
30 mm
4992 – Uresiphita reversalis,
Genista Broom Moth ​
14 mm
5078.1 - Gonocausta sabinalis
20 mm
5111 Erecta vittata​
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
15 mm
5123– Deuterophysa fernaldi
24 mm
5145 – Diacme mopsalis,
Mopsalis Diacme Moth ​
20 mm
5150 – Samea ecclesialis,
Assembely Moth ​
22 mm
5160 – Desmia maculalis,
Grape Leafroller Moth ​
20 mm
5167– Desmia ploralis,
Mournful Desmia Moth
19 mm
5170 – Spoladea recurvalis,
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth
12 mm
5178– Steniodes mendica
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
22 mm
5180.1– Nacoleia charesalis
13 mm
5190– Blepharomastix differentialis
22 mm
5198– Glyphodes sibillalis,
Mulberry Leaftier Moth
15 mm
4940 – Oenobotys vinotinctalis,
Wine-tinted Oenobotys Moth
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
20 mm
4977 – Neohelvibotys neohelvialis
15 mm
5049 – Pyrausta phoenicealis​,
Phoenicean Pyrausta Moth
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
17 mm
5102– Neoleucinodes prophetica
26 mm
5114– Diaphantania impulsalis
16 mm
5127 - Hydriris ornatalis
21 mm
5146 – Epipagis forsythae,
Forsyth's Epipagis Moth ​
31 mm
5156 – Nomophila nearctica ,​
Lucerne Moth
20 mm
5164 – Desmia tages ​
18 mm
516? - Desmia sps…??? Rubiaceae feeder
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
13 mm
5176– Anageshna primordialis, Yellow Spotted Webworm Moth
22 mm
5179 – Penestola bufalis​,
Black Penestola Moth
18 mm
5185 – Blepharomastix achroalis ​
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
16 mm
5191– Blepharomastix schistisemalis
5198.1 -Glyphodes rubrocinctalis
27 mm
5204 – Diaphania hyalinata,
Melonworm Moth
22 mm
5210– Leucochroma corope
25 mm
5213 - Omiodes rufescens
48 mm
5217 – Palpita flegia
16 mm
5237 - Mimophobetron pyropsalis
22 mm
5211 – Omoides simialis​
25 mm
5214 – Omiodes stigmosalis
14 mm
5218 – Palpita quadristigmalis
22 mm
5239 – Terastia meticulosalis
22 mm
4967 – Hahncappsia mancalis​
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
19 mm
4980– Helvibotys helvialis
17 mm
5069 – Pyrausta tyralis,
Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth
20 mm
5106– Lineodes fontella,
Eastern Lineodes Moth
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
10 mm
5121– Microphysetica hermeasalis
24 mm
5144 – Diacme phyllisalis ​
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
22 mm
5147– Epipagis fenestralis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
26 mm
5157– Rhectocraspeda periusalis,
Eggplant Webworm Moth
21 mm
5166 – Desmia deploralis ​
18 mm
5169 – Hymenia perspectalis ,​
Spotted Beet Webworm Moth
17 mm
5177 – Apogeshna stenialis,
Checkered Apogeshna Moth
21 mm
5180 – Penestola simplicialis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
11 mm
5188– Blepharomastix aplicalis
18 mm
5196 – Synclera jarbusalis
5199.5 - Asturodes fimbriauralis
32 mm
5209 – Hoterodes ausonia
20 mm
5212 – Omiodes indicata
28 mm
5215 – Condylorrhiza vestigialis
23 mm
5230 – Polygrammodes elevata
5240 – Agathodes designalis
5244 – Herpetogramma fluctuosalis,
Greater Sweetpotato Webworm Moth
17 mm
5251.1 – Lygropia fusalis
26 mm
5263 – Microthyris anormalis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
23 mm
5268 – Psara obscuralis,
Obscure Psara
18 mm
5274 – Herpetogramma phaeopteralis,
​Dusky Herpetogramma Moth
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
20 mm
5287– Salbia haemorrhoidalis, Lantana Leaftier Moth
29 mm
5290 – Conchylodes diphteralis
25 mm
5247 – Phaedropsis stictigramma
17 mm
5251.1 – Lygropis fusalis
26 mm
5263 – Microthyris anormalis
24 mm
5270 – Sathria internitalis ​
31 mm
5276 – Herpetogramma abdominalis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
20 mm
5283.1– Syllepis marialis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
20 mm
5288– Marasmia trapezalis,
Trapeze Moth
26 mm
5292 – Conchylodes ovulalis ​
27 mm
5249 – Lygropia plumbicostalis
34 mm
5252 - Lypotygris reginalis
25 mm
5267 – Asciodes gordialis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
16 mm
5271– Bicilia iarchasalis
Photo by:
Jim Vargo
27 mm
5281 – Pilocrocis ramentalis,
Scraped Pilocrocis Moth
15 mm
5284 – Syngamia florella ​
20 mm
5289 – Marasmia cochrusalis
5294 - Ommatospila narcaeusalis
25 mm
5297 – Palpusia goniopalpia
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