PYRALIDAE
(pyralid moths)

Interactions where PYRALIDAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Eurysthaea scutellaris a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Eurysthaea scutellaris/Eurysthaea scutellarisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pyralidae/Pyralidaepyralid mothslarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
adult may be infected by Entomophthora neopyralidarum an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora neopyralidarum/Entomophthora neopyralidaruman entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pyralidae/Pyralidaepyralid mothsadult infects adult

PYRALIDAE (pyralid moths) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

PYRALIDAE (pyralid moths) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu latoBull. Br. mycol Soc. 16, 113-143, 1982 Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. 16 (2): 113-143.
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Achroia grisella
Lesser Wax Moth
Species 1 trophisms
Aphomia sociella
Bee Moth
Species 4 trophisms
Conogethes punctiferalis
(Yellow Peach Moth (YPM))
Species 1 references
Diasema accalis
a pyralid moth
Species 1 references
Galleria mellonella
Wax Moth
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
PHYCITINAE
a subfamily of moths
Subfamily 5 subtaxa 5 trophisms 1 references
PYRALINAE
a subfamily of moths
Subfamily 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Pyralini
a tribe of moths
Tribe 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyPYRALIDAE (pyralid moths)
SuperfamilyPYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PYRALIDAE (pyralid moths)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

  • Aquatic/Larvae

    • Nilsson, A. (ed.) 1996 Aquatic Insects of North Europe Aquatic Insects of North Europe, Two vols, 714pp, Apollo Books

  • Aquatic

    • Nilsson, A. (ed.) 1996 Aquatic Insects of North Europe Aquatic Insects of North Europe, Two vols, 714pp, Apollo Books

  • Larvae/Leaf-miners

    • Pitkin, B. Ellis, W.,Plant, C. & Edmunds, R. The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects www.ukflymines.co.uk

  • Microscopy

    • Pierce, F.N. & Metcalfe, J.W. 1984 The Genitalia of the Pyrales with the Deltoids and Plumes Reprint edition, 75+29 Platespp, E. W. Classey

  • Stored Product Pests

    • Mound, L. (ed) 1989 Common Insects of Stored Products: a guide to their identification. Economic Series, No 15, Seventh Edition edition, 68pp, British Museum (Natural History)

    PYRALIDAE (pyralid moths) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to PYRALIDAE (pyralid moths):

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