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A Key to the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera
with special reference to North and South Dakota
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6b (6a).
Tympanum absent, ocelli large, maxillary palpi minute and not visible above
labial palpi. Hindwing with Sc+R and Rs veins arising separately from discal
cell.
Superfamily Choreutoidea* |
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The family Choreutidae includes about 402 species in
two subfamilies world-wide. In North America there are 32 species in 9
genera.
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At right: Prochoreutis inflatella (Clemens), head and
habitus
illustration. This is the only species of the family
known from North Dakota.
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6b'
Maxillary palpi visible above labial palpi, Hindwing with Sc+R and Rs
forming a 'Y' beyond discal cell. Tympanum present at base of abdomen.
Superfamily Pyraloidea. |
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Maxillary and labial palpi of
Loxostege cereralis (Zeller) (top left). Vventral hindwing of
L. cereralis (top right) showing 'Y- shaped'
vein arrangement. Abdominal tympanum of Udea rubigalis (Guenée).
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The Pyralioidea
comprise almost 18,000 species worldwide. This superfamily is divided
into two families as follows:
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