pyralid
/pʌɪˈralɪd
/ /pʌɪˈreɪlɪd/noun Entomology
An insect of a family (Pyralidae) of small delicate moths with narrow forewings. The larvae of many species are pests of stored foodstuffs.Greater wax moths are tympanate pyralid moths, with four sensory cells that have similar frequency responses with different thresholds....
- Microlepidopteran families other than pyralids were excluded due to the inability to resolve extremely small moths on video.
Origin
Late 19th century: from modern Latin Pyralidae (plural), based on Greek puralis, denoting a mythical fly said to live in fire.