- The Pyralidae,
commonly called pyralid moths,
snout moths or gr**** moths, are a
family of
Lepidoptera in the
ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many...
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inhabiting the
bodies of
organisms rather than the environment.
Coprophagous pyralid moth species,
called sloth moths, such as
Bradipodicola hahneli and Cryptoses...
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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...
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avoid the
harmful moths, but
similarly avoid other species such as some
pyralid moths that
produce such
warning sounds as well.
Acoustic mimicry complexes...
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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...
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Ortholepis pasadamia, the
striped birch pyralid moth or
paper birch leaftier, is a moth of the
family Pyralidae. It was
described by
Harrison Gray Dyar...
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Palpita nigropunctalis, the
lilac pyralid, is a moth of the
family Crambidae. It is
found in
eastern Asia,
including China (Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang...
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Loxostegopsis merrickalis, or Merrick's
pyralid moth, is a moth in the
family Crambidae. It was
described by
William Barnes and
James Halliday McDunnough...
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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...
- many
years at the
British Museum (Natural History) and was an
expert on
Pyralid moths.
Jacobs was born in
Leytonstone on 11
November 1896. His parents...
