Updating and classification of the family crambidae (Pyraloidea: Lepidoptera) of Egypt
Keywords:
Lepidoptera, crambidaeAbstract
The Crambidae family of moths is a massive, diversified, and widespread group of moths that now includes 15 subfamilies and 11500 species over more than 1,000 genera. Only 7 subfamilies, 39 species, and 33 genera are known to exist in Egypt. Crambid larvae are covert feeders with a wide variety of feeding strategies, habitats, and hosts. They typically invade the grass family as stem borers. Larvae of this family are significant economic pests of many important economic crops as well as crops like sugarcane, maize and rice. Diagnostic characters and notes of the family and the subfamilies represented in Egypt are presented. Updates of the names and categories of the species are provided.
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