Pyralididae

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Pyralididae - bee moths; corn borers; flour mothsfamily Pyralidae, family Pyralididae, Pyralidaearthropod family - any of the arthropodsLepidoptera, order Lepidoptera - moths and butterfliespyralid, pyralid moth - usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pestsgenus Pyralis, Pyralis - type genus of the PyralidaeGalleria, genus Galleria - a genus of Pyralidaegenus Pyrausta, Pyrausta - moths whose larvae are corn borersAnagasta, genus Anagasta - moth whose larvae are flour mothsEphestia, genus Ephestia - small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food productsCadra, genus Cadra - a genus of Pyralidaecorn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis - larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize