subfamily
Pearl Moths
Spilomelinae
Field notes
Spilomelinae is a very species-rich subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. With 4,180 described species in 351 genera worldwide, it is the most speciose group among pyraloids.
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- Margaroniini 40 native
- Nomophilini 33 native
- Herpetogrammatini 23 native
- Udeini 16 native
- Agroterini 16 native
- Hydririni 13 native
- Steniini 9 native
- Asciodini 7 native
- Lineodini 5 native
- Spilomelini 4 native
- Hymeniini 2 native
- Wurthiini 2 native
- Deuterophysa 1 native
- Eulepte 1 native
- Syllepte
- Cangetta
- Metoeca
- Polythlipta
- Pycnarmon
- Lipararchis
- Goniorhynchus
- Rehimena
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native pearl moths All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Celery Leaftier Moth
Udea rubigalis
40,132 observations
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Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth
Spoladea recurvalis
34,229 observations
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Lucerne Moth
Nomophila nearctica
25,493 observations
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Splendid Palpita Moth
Palpita magniferalis
16,438 observations
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Spotted Beet Webworm Moth
Hymenia perspectalis
15,368 observations
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Yellow-spotted Webworm Moth
Anageshna primordialis
11,645 observations
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Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix Moth
Blepharomastix ranalis
10,221 observations
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Dusky Herpetogramma Moth
Herpetogramma phaeopteralis
9,477 observations
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Orange-spotted Flower Moth
Syngamia florella
7,376 observations
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Stained-glass Moth
Samea castellalis
7,353 observations
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Four-spotted Palpita Moth
Palpita quadristigmalis
6,765 observations
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Fractured Western Snout
Diastictis fracturalis
6,111 observations
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Basswood Leafroller Moth
Pantographa limata
5,946 observations
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Grape Leaffolder Moth
Desmia funeralis
5,614 observations
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Darker Diacme Moth
Diacme adipaloides
5,353 observations