Superfamily

Pyraloidea (Pyralid and crambid snout moths)

Dicymolomia metalliferalis. Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Pyraloidea (pyraloid moths) are a moth superfamily containing about 16,000 described species worldwide (Munroe & Solis 1998), and probably at least as many more remain to be described. They are generally fairly small moths.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Pyraloidea (Pyralid and crambid snout moths)
        Family: Crambidae (Crambid snout moths) (12)
        Family: Pyralidae (Pyralid snout moths) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Crambidae (Crambid snout moths)

Family: Pyralidae (Pyralid snout moths)

Superfamily

Pyraloidea (Pyralid and crambid snout moths)

Subtaxa

Where in Humboldt

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