Myelois

Myelois
Myelois
Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Phycitinae
Tribe: Phycitini
Genus: Myelois
Hübner, 1825
Synonyms

Kyra Gozmány, 1958

Myelois is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. They are found in western Eurasia and adjacent regions such as the Maghreb.[1]

Species of Myelois include:[verification needed][1]

  • Myelois circumvoluta – Thistle Ermine
  • Myelois cribratella Zeller, 1847
  • Myelois fuscicostella Mann, 1861
  • Myelois grossipunctella Ragonot, 1888
  • Myelois hispanicella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
  • Myelois multiflorella Ragonot, 1887
  • Myelois osseella Ragonot, 1887
  • Myelois pluripunctella Ragonot, 1887
  • Myelois umbratella (Treitschke, 1832)
  • Myelois unipunctella Chrétien, 1911

Formerly included here were related genera like Apomyelois.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b See references in Savela (2009)

References

Media related to Myelois at Wikimedia Commons

  • Savela, Markku (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Myelois. Version of 2009-APR-25. Retrieved 2010-APR-10.


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