Glaphyriinae

Glaphyriinae
Evergestis limbata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Glaphyriinae
Forbes, 1923
Synonyms
  • Cathariinae Minet, 1982
  • Cybalomiini Marion, 1955
  • Evergestinae Marion, 1952
  • Evergestrinae P. Leraut, 2008 (misspelling)
  • Orenaiini P. Leraut, 1997
  • Homophysidae Lederer, 1863
  • Noordinae Minet, 1980
Glaphyria fulminalis on milkweed

Glaphyriinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae.[1] It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1923. The subfamily currently comprises 509 species in 75 genera.[2]

The larvae of Glaphyriinae predominantly feed on plants of the order Brassicales and are able to digest the glucosinolates contained in these plants.[3]

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  3. ^ Léger, Théo; Mally, Richard; Neinhuis, Christoph; Nuss, Matthias (2020). "Refining the phylogeny of Crambidae with complete sampling of subfamilies (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea)". Zoologica Scripta. 50 (1): 84–99. doi:10.1111/zsc.12452.