Phycitinae
Indian meal moth ( Plodia interpunctella )
The Phyticinae are a large subfamily of the European corn borer ( Pyralidae ) within the order of butterflies. Worldwide, about 4000 species in about 600 genera are counted among this group. The great majority of species have their distribution in tropical and subtropical regions, while in central Europe, only about 120 species are endemic.
Features
The Phyticinae are usually smaller representatives of the European corn borer ( Pyralidae ) with tightly folded wings. You are probably a monophyletic group, because certain features of the caterpillars are found only in this group.
Way of life
Among the representatives of the Phycitinae there next to the "usual" ways of life ( leaf and seed eaters, leafrollers ) also specialists that insects, especially aphids eat plants, or plant galls inhabit.
System
In the subfamily Phyticinae usually also the formerly valid subfamilies Anerastiinae and Peoriinae to be calculated. 58 genera and nearly 120 species are known from Central Europe.
- Acrobasis Zeller, 1839
- Ancylosis Zeller, 1839
- Anerastia Hübner, 1825
- Apomyelois Heinrich, 1956
- Asarta Zeller, 1848
- Asartodes Ragonot, 1893
- Assara Walker, 1863
- Bradyrrhoa Zeller, 1848
- Cadra Walker, 1864
- Catastia Hübner, 1825
- Clasperopsis Roesler, 1969
- Conobathra Meyrick, 1886
- Cremnophila Ragonot, 1893
- Cryptoblabes Zeller, 1848
- Dioryctria Zeller, 1846
- Eccopisa Zeller, 1848
- Ectohomoeosoma Roesler, 1965
- Elegia Ragonot, 1887
- Ematheudes Zeller, 1867
- Ephestia Guenée, 1845 Flour moth ( Ephestia kuehniella )
- Cocoa moth ( Ephestia elutella )
- Dattelmotte ( Ephestia cautella )
- Indian meal moth ( Plodia interpunctella )
Documents
- Karl Eckstein: The butterflies of Germany Volume 5 The small butterflies Germany. 222 S., K. G. Lutz Verlag, Stuttgart 1933
- Frantisek Slamka: The Zünslerfalter ( Pyraloidea ) of Central Europe: Determine - Distribution - Flying Area - lifestyle of the caterpillars. 2 partially revised edition, 112 pp., Bratislava 1997 ISBN 80-967540-2-5
- MA Solis & KVN Maes: Preliminary phylogenetic analysis of the subfamilies of Crambidae ( Lepidoptera Pyraloidea ). Belgian Journal of Entomology, 4 ( 2): 53-95 Brussels 2003.