Definition of Pyralids. Meaning of Pyralids. Synonyms of Pyralids

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Definition of Pyralids

Pyralid
Pyralid Pyr"a*lid, n. [L. pyralis, -idis, a kind of winged insect.] (Zo["o]l.) Any moth of the family Pyralid[ae]. The species are numerous and mostly small, but some of them are very injurious, as the bee moth, meal moth, hop moth, and clover moth.

Meaning of Pyralids from wikipedia

- The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or gr**** moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many...
- needed to power their flight. Other moths (e.g., noctuids, geometrids, pyralids) fly slowly and settle on the flower. They do not require as much nectar...
- Acrobasis exsulella, the cordovan pyralid moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848...
- mostly pale-yellowish. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1887. It is found on the Solomon Islands and West-Malaysia. Pyralids of Borneo v t e...
- avoid the harmful moths, but similarly avoid other species such as some pyralid moths that produce such warning sounds as well. Acoustic mimicry complexes...
- Bookworm is a general name for any insect that is said to bore through books. The damage to books that is commonly attributed to "bookworms" is often caused...
-   Extinct in the wild (EW): 1 species   Critically endangered (CR): 195 species   Endangered (EN): 343 species   Vulnerable (VU): 608 species   Near threatened...
- The Pyraloidea (pyraloid moths or snout moths) are a moth superfamily containing about 16,000 described species worldwide, and probably at least as many...
- Palpita nigropunctalis, the lilac pyralid, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern Asia, including China (Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang...
- Elophila icciusalis, the pondside pyralid moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in most of North America. The wingspan is 16–26 mm. Adults...