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Pyralidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Latreille P. A., 1809, Genera crustaceorum et insectorum secundum ordinem naturalem in familias disposita, iconibus exemplisque pluribus explicata. vol 4 issue pages 1–399, 16 pls

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Pyralidae

Name

Homonyms
Pyralidae
Common names
Abuínhas in Portuguese
Grass Moths in English
Grass Moths in English
Halvmøl in Danish
Halvmøl in Danish
Leediklased in Estonian
Omacnicowate in Polish
Piralidi in Italian
Polillas de hocico in Spanish
Pyralid Moths in English
Pyralid Moths in English
Pyralid Snout Moths in English
Snout Moths in English
Snout Moths in English
Snout moth in English
Ugniukai in Lithuanian
Zünsler in German
fényiloncák in Hungarian
grass moths in English
grass moths in English
halvmøll in Norwegian Bokmål
lichtmotten in Dutch
mott in Swedish
mottfjärilar in Swedish
nopsakoisat in Finnish
nopsakoisat in Finnish
pyrales in French
pyrales in French
pyralid moths in English
pyralid moths in English
pyralidar in Nynorsk, Norwegian
pyralider in Norwegian Bokmål
pyralidés in French
pyralidés in French
snout moths in English
snout moths in English
snuitmotten in Dutch
snuitmotten in Dutch
solmott in Swedish
vijačkovité in Slovak
zavíječovití in Czech
Πυραλίδες in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Агнёўкі in Belarusian
Вогнівки справжні in Ukrainian
Огнёвки настоящие in Russian
עשנוריים in Hebrew
ผีเสื้อหนอนกอไพราลิด in Thai
メイガ科 in Japanese
螟蛾科 in Chinese
명나방과 in Korean

Bibliographic References

  1. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Gustafsson & Malm (2026) Svenska fjärilar
  4. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  5. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 450 Suppression under the Plenary Powers of the generic name Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758, and validation as of subgeneric status (a) as from 1758, of the Terms Bombyx, Noctua, Geometra, Tortrix, Pyralis, Tinea, and Alucita as used by Linnaeus for Groups of species of the genus Phalaena and (B) as from 1767 of the Term Attacus similarly published by Linnaeus and matters incidental thereto (class Insecta, order Lepidoptera).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 15(15), 251-328 (1957)
  6. Latreille (1809) Genera crustaceorum et insectorum, tomus quartus et ultimus
  7. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  8. Regier, Mitter, Solis, Hayden, Landry, Nuss, Simonsen, Yen, Zwick & Cummings (2012) A molecular phylogeny for the pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) and its implications for higher‐level classification
  9. Rennwald & Rodeland (2026) Lepiforum e.V. Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen und ihren Präimaginalstadien
  10. Savela (2026) Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  11. Savela (2026) Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  12. van Nieukerken, E. J.; Kaila, L.; Kitching, I. J.; Kristensen, N. P.; Lees, D. C.; et al. (2011). Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 212-221.
  13. van Nieukerken, E. J.; Kaila, L.; Kitching, I. J.; Kristensen, N. P.; Lees, D. C.; et al. (2011). Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 212-221.
  14. van Nieukerken, E. J.; Kaila, L.; Kitching, I. J.; Kristensen, N. P.; Lees, D. C.; et al. (2011). Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 212-221.
  15. van Nieukerken, E. J.; Kaila, L.; Kitching, I. J.; Kristensen, N. P.; Lees, D. C.; et al. (2011). Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 212-221.
  16. van Nieukerken, Kaila, Kitching, Kristensen, Lees & Minet (2011) Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang Z-Q, editor. Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness
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