Glaphyriinae
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Hellula hydralis |
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| WTM Forbes , 1923 |
The Glaphyriinae are a subfamily of the Crambidae within the order of butterflies . A total of around 200 species are currently known. Only one genus occurs with a species in Europe.
features
The Glaphyriinae are identified as monophylum by features of the male genital apparatus .
Way of life
The representatives of the subfamily Glaphyriinae have opened up a variety of habitats. These include leaf moths , leaf miners in cacti , parasites on other caterpillars and inhabitants of wasp nests .
Systematics
The subfamilies Alatuncusiinae and Dichogaminae , which were previously independent, are now included in the subfamily Glaphyriinae . In Central Europe there is only one genus and species. It is almost everywhere in the world occurring pest in cruciferous vegetables .
- Hellula undalis Guenée, 1854
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literature
- František Slamka: The common moth (Pyraloidea) of Central Europe: determination - distribution - flight area - way of life of the caterpillars . 2nd partially revised edition Bratislava 1997 ISBN 80-967540-2-5
