Some Caterpillars of PYRALIDAE in Australia Webworms, Meal, Flour, & Frass Moths PYRALOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

PYRALIDAE eggs

PYRALIDAE pupae

PYRALIDAE moths

PYRALIDAE undersides

The Caterpillars of PYRALIDAE are very varied in their habits. They are basically a group of concealed feeders, but they also include parasites and aquatic forms.
A key to the caterpillars of pest species in this family has been published.

Achroia grisella	Aglossa caprealis	Aphomia sociella	Arcola malloi
Assara seminivale	Cactoblastis cactorum	Cadra cautella	Cadra figulilella
Calguia defiguralis	Corcyra cephalonica	Ctenomeristis almella	Ectomyelois ceratoniae
Endotricha puncticostalis	Ephestia elutella	Ephestia kuehniella	EPIPASCHIINAE species A
Etiella behrii	Etiella zinckenella	Galleria mellonella	Hypsipyla robusta
Hypsopygia mauritialis	Melitara dentata	Melitara prodenialis	Meyriccia latro
Orthaga seminivea	Orthaga thyrisalis	Patagoniodes farinaria	Plodia interpunctella
Salma marmorea	Salma pyrastis	Spectrotrota fimbrialis	Stericta concisella

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(updated 31 May 2014, 3 November 2017, 8 June 2022)