Phycitinae
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Dried fruit moth ( Plodia interpunctella ) |
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| Zeller , 1839 |
The Phyticinae are a large subfamily of the borer (Pyralidae) within the order of the butterflies . Worldwide about 4000 species in about 600 genera are counted in this group. The vast majority of species are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, while only about 120 species are native to Central Europe.
features
The Phyticinae are mostly smaller representatives of the borer (Pyralidae) with tightly arranged wings. They are probably a monophylum , because certain characteristics of the caterpillars occur only in this group.
Way of life
Among the representatives of the Phycitinae there are in addition to the "usual" ways of life (leaf and seed eater, leaf moth) also specialists who eat insects, especially plant lice , or plant galls.
Systematics
In the subfamily Phyticinae, the previously valid subfamilies Anerastiinae and Peoriinae are usually included. 58 genera with almost 120 species are known from Central Europe.
- Acrobasis Zeller , 1839
- Ancylosis Zeller , 1839
- Anerastia Huebner , 1825
- Apomyelois Heinrich , 1956
- Asarta Zeller , 1848
- Asartodes Ragonot , 1893
- Assara Walker , 1863
- Bradyrrhoa Zeller , 1848
- Cadra Walker , 1864
- Catastia Huebner , 1825
- Clasperopsis Roesler , 1969
- Conobathra Meyrick , 1886
- Cremnophila Ragonot , 1893
- Cryptoblabes Zeller , 1848
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Dioryctria Zeller , 1846
- Spruce cone ( Dioryctria abietella )
- Eccopisa Zeller , 1848
- Ectohomoeosoma Roesler , 1965
- Elegia Ragonot , 1887
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Ematheudes Zeller , 1867
- Ematheudes punctella ( Treitschke , 1833)
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Ephestia Guenée , 1845
- Flour moth ( Ephestia kuehniella )
- Cacao moth ( Ephestia elutella )
- Date moth ( Ephestia cautella )
- Epischnia Huebner , 1825
- Episcythrastis Meyrick , 1937
- Etiella Zeller , 1839
- Eucarphia Huebner , 1825
- Eurhodope Huebner , 1825
- Euzophera Zeller , 1867
- Euzopherodes Hampson , 1899
- Glyptoteles Zeller , 1848
- Gymnancyla Zeller , 1848
- Homoeosoma Curtis , 1833
- Hypochalcia Huebner , 1825
- Hypsotropa Zeller , 1848
- Isauria Ragonot , 1887
- Khorassania Blackbird , 1951
- Megasis Guenée , 1845
- Merulempista Roesler , 1967
- Myelois Huebner , 1825
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Nephopterix Huebner , 1825
- Eauheater ( Nephopterix angustella ( Hübner , 1796))
- Nyctegretis Zeller , 1848
- Oncocera Stephens , 1829
- Ortholepis Ragonot , 1887
- Oxybia Rebel , 1901
- Pempelia Huebner , 1825
- Pempeliella Caradja , 1916
- Phycita Curtis , 1828
- Phycitodes Hampson , 1917
- Pima Hulst , 1888
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Plodia Guenée , 1845
- Dried fruit moth ( Plodia interpunctella )
- Psorosa Zeller , 1846
- Pterothrixidia Blackbird , 1954
- Pyla Grote , 1882
- Salebriopsis Hannemann , 1965
- Sciota Hulst , 1888
- Selagia Huebner , 1825
- Trachonitis Zeller , 1848
- Trachycera Ragonot , 1893
- Vitula Ragonot , 1887
- Zophodia Huebner , 1825
supporting documents
- Karl Eckstein: The butterflies of Germany 5th volume The small butterflies of Germany . 222 p., KG Lutz Verlag, Stuttgart 1933
- Frantisek Slamka: The Common Moth (Pyraloidea) of Central Europe: Determination - Distribution - Flight area - Way of life of the caterpillars . 2nd partially revised edition 112 pp., Bratislava 1997 ISBN 80-967540-2-5
- MA Solis & KVN Maes: Preliminary phylogenetic analysis of the subfamilies of Crambidae (Pyraloidea Lepidoptera) . Belgian Journal of Entomology, 4 (2): 53-95 Brussels 2003.
Web links
- Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ )
- Lepiforum - subfamily Phycitinae
- Information Center for Chemistry, Biology, and Pharmacy of the ETH Zurich: Directory of Moth species ( Memento from January 18, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Markku Savela (English)
- Phycitinae at Fauna Europaea