Subfamily

Spilomelinae (Pearl moths)

Udea profundalis. Photo: (c) Jim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Spilomelinae is a very large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. They were formerly included in the Pyraustinae as tribe Spilomelini; furthermore taxonomists’ opinions differ as to the correct placement of the Crambidae, some authorities treating them as a subfamily (Crambinae) of the family Pyralidae. If this is done, Spilomelinae is usually treated as a separate subfamily within Pyralidae. The Spilomelinae are believed to be polyphyletic. Many genera are only tentatively placed…

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Subtaxa

Tribe: Udeini

Tribe: Nomophilini

Tribe: Agroterini

Tribe: Herpetogrammatini

Where in Humboldt

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