Pyralidae

Myelois

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A genus of moths in the Pyralidae family.

Myelois circumvoluta

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Myelois
Species: M. circumvoluta
 

Pyralidae

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A family of highly polymorphic Lepidoptera and difficult to identify. At rest, these species fold their wings over their abdomen in the shape of a tent. The labial palps are usually very long and gives a kind of snout shape thus they are known as 'snout moths' butterfly. Until recently, Crambidae were considered a subfamily of Pyralidae

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