Pyralididae

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Noun1.Pyralididae - bee mothsPyralididae - bee moths; corn borers; flour moths
arthropod family - any of the arthropods
Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera - moths and butterflies
pyralid, pyralid moth - usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
genus Pyralis, Pyralis - type genus of the Pyralidae
Galleria, genus Galleria - a genus of Pyralidae
genus Pyrausta, Pyrausta - moths whose larvae are corn borers
Anagasta, genus Anagasta - moth whose larvae are flour moths
Ephestia, genus Ephestia - small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products
Cadra, genus Cadra - a genus of Pyralidae
corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis - larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
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Establishment and characterization of a new cell line of Chilo suppressalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralididae).
(Z, E)-9,12-Tetradecadien-l-ol: a major sex pheromone component of Euzophera pyriella (Lepidoptera: Pyralididae) in Xinjiang, China.
Screening of eggplant (Solanum melongena Linn.) varieties for resistance to shoot and fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Guen.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralididae).
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