Pyla

Pyla Grote, 1882

Pyla Grote, 1882; New Checklist of North American Moths: 55; TS: Nephopterix scintillans Grote
Pyla Ragonot, 1887; N.Amer. Phycitinae Galleriidae: 9; TS: Nephopterix scintillans Grote
Matilella Leraut, 2001; 129; TS: Phycis fusca Haworth
- = Pyla; [RFEL]

Matilella; [iNaturalist]
Matilella (Phycitinae); [GlobIZ]
Pyla; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW]
Pyla (Phycitinae); [NACL], 82
Pyla (Phycitini); [GlobIZ]; [RFEL]

Pyla fasciolalis (Hulst, 1886) British Columbia, California, Utah. See [maps]
- Pinipestis fasciolalis Hulst, 1886; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 13: 162; TL: "Spencers Bridge"
- Pyla fasciolalis; [NACL], #5822; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 489; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Pyla impostor Heinrich, 1956 British Columbia - California. See [maps]
- Pyla impostor Heinrich, 1956; Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 207: 143; TL: Slate Peak, 6500-7000ft, Whatcom Co., Washington
- Pyla impostor; [NACL], #5823; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 489; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Pyla aequivoca Heinrich, 1956 Alberta, ..., Quebec. See [maps]
- Pyla aequivoca Heinrich, 1956; Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 207: 143; TL: Banff, Alberta, Canada
- Pyla gaspeensis McDunnough, 1958; Amer. mus. novit. 1917: 5; TL: Mile 49, Cascapedia Road, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
  - = Pylaa aequivoca; Balogh & Wilterding, 1998, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 100 (4): 714
- Pyla aequivoca; [NACL], #5824; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 491; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
- Pyla gaspeensis; [NACL], #5825
- Pylaa aequivoca; Balogh & Wilterding, 1998, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 100 (4): 714
Pyla insinuatrix Heinrich, 1956 S.Canada, Alberta, Nova Scotia. See [maps]
- Pyla insinuatrix Heinrich, 1956; Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 207: 144; TL: Aweme, Manitoba
- Pyla insinuatrix; [NACL], #5826; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 491; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Pyla aenigmatica Heinrich, 1956 British Columbia, Utah, Quebec. See [maps]
- Pyla aenigmatica Heinrich, 1956; Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 207: 144; TL: Wellington, British Columbia
- Pyla aenigmatica; [NACL], #5827; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 493; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Pyla criddlella Dyar, 1907
- Pyla criddlella Dyar, 1907; J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 15: 110; TL: Aweme, Manitoba
- Pyla criddlella; [NACL], #5828; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 493; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Pyla fusca (Haworth, 1811) Holarctic. See [maps] Nokikoisa
- Phycis fusca Haworth, 1811; Lepid. Britannica (3): 493; TL: England
- Phycis spadicella Zincken, 1818; Mag. Ent. 3: 168
  - = ; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 496
- Phycis janthinella carbonariella Duponchel, 1836; Hist. Nat. Lépid. Fr. 10: 292
  - = ; [NACL], #5829; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 496
- janthinella (Duponchel, 1836)
  - = ; [NACL], #5829
- Phycis posticella Zetterstedt, 1839; Insecta Lapponica: 996; TL: Lapland
  - = ; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 496
- Phycis annulatella Zetterstedt, 1839; Insecta Lapponica: 997; TL: Lapland
  - = ; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 496
- Phycitia bilineata Curtis, 1850; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (2) 5 (26): 114; TL: England
  - = ; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 496
- Nephopteryx moestella Walker, 1863; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 27: 53
  - = ; [NACL], #5829; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 497
- Paedisca procellariana Walker, 1863; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 28: 379
  - = ; [NACL], #5829; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 497
- Eudora ? frigidella Packard, [1867]; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 11:53
  - = ; [NACL], #5829; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 497
- Pinipestis cacabella Hulst, 1887; Ent. Amer. 3: 133; TL: New York
  - = ; [NACL], #5829; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 498
- Salebria triplagiatella Dyar, 1904; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 6 (2): 109; TL: Winnipeg, Manitoba
  - = ; [NACL], #5829; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 498
- Pyla fusca; [NACL], #5829; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 496; [RFEL]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA] ; [SVF]
1203x954 (~74Kb) Iceland: Reykjanes, Selatangar, 3.7.2006, Photo © Johannes Skaftason

Larva on Vaccinium , Calluna vulgaris, Betula , Salix [RFEL], Erica , Vaccinium myrtillus, ;
Pyla hypochalciella (Ragonot, 1887) Oregon, Washington, British Columbia. See [maps]
- Nephopteryx ovalis hypochalciella Ragonot, 1887; N.Amer. Phycitinae Galleriidae: 7; TL: Washington Territory
- Pyla blackmorella Dyar, 1921; Ins. Insc. Menstr. 9: 68; TL: Mt. Tzouhalem, Duncan, British Columbia
  - = ; [NACL], #5830
- Pyla hypochalciella; [NACL], #5830; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 498; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Pyla hanhamella Dyar, 1904 Manitoba, North Dakota. See [maps]
- Pyla hanhamella Dyar, 1904; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 6 (2): 109; TL: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Pyla hanhamella; [NACL], #5831; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 498; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
Pyla arenaeola Balogh & Wilterding, 1998 Michigan. See [maps]
- Pyla arenaeola Balogh & Wilterding, 1998; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 100 (4): 705; TL: Saugatuck Dunes State Park, Alleghan Co., Michigan
- Pyla arenaeola; Wilterding & Balogh, 2002, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 499; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Balogh & Wilterding, 1998, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 100 (4): 705
Pyla westerlandi Wilterding & Balogh, 2002 California, Oregon. See [maps]
- Pyla westerlandi Wilterding & Balogh, 2002; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2): 499; TL: California, Placer Co., Ward Creek, 2 mi S. Tahoe City, 6050'
- Pyla westerlandi; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]

Pyla scintillans (Grote, 1881)

Nephopterix scintillans Grote, 1881
Pyla feella Dyar, 1921
- = ; [NACL], #5832
Pyla sylphiella Dyar, 1921
- = ; [NACL], #5832

Pyla scintillans; [NACL], #5832; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]

identification uncertain 907x797 (~130Kb) USA: Washington, Kittitas Co., LepSoc 2010 Field Trip to Red Top Mtn (meeting point, on FR 9738?), 8.7.2010, Photo © Markku Savela

identification uncertain 666x991 (~82Kb) USA: Washington, Kittitas Co., LepSoc 2010 Field Trip to Red Top Mtn (meeting point, on FR 9738?), 8.7.2010, Photo © Markku Savela

Pyla rainierella Dyar, 1904
- Pyla rainierella; [NACL], #5833; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Pyla aeneella Hulst, 1895
- Pyla aeneella; [NACL], #5834; [MPG] ; [P&N23]
Pyla aeneoviridella Ragonot, 1887
- Pyla aeneoviridella; [NACL], #5835; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Pyla metalicella Hulst, 1895
- Pyla metalicella; [NACL], #5836; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Pyla fasciella Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
- Pyla fasciella; [NACL], #5837; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Pyla nigricula Heinrich, 1956
- Pyla nigricula; [NACL], #5838; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Pyla viridisuffusella Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
- Pyla viridisuffusella; [NACL], #5839; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Unmatched external taxa

Pyla aeneela; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Pyla japonica; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Pyla longispina; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
Pyla postalbidior; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Pyla serrata; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
Pyla species; [BAMONA]

7.9.2023 (19)

References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[GlobIZ] Global information system on pyraloidea
GlobIZ; Globales Informtationssystem Zünslerfalter; Note This information is not automatically synchronized with GlobIZ and can sometimes be lagging behind.
[Johannes Skaftason]
Iceland; e-mail: Johannes Skaftason
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

Some related literature:

Balogh & Wilterding, 1998
A new species of Pyla Grote and redescription of Pyla aequivoca Heinrich (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 100 (4) : 704-723
Curtis, 1850
Notes upon the smaller British Moths, with descriptions some nondescript or imperfectly characterized species Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (2) 5 (26) : 110-121
Duponchel, 1836
Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France. Nocturnes 7 Hist. Nat. Lépid. Fr. 10 : 1-384, pl. 267-286
Dyar, 1904
Additions to the list of North American Lepidoptera, No. 1 & 2 Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 6 (2) : 62-65, : 103-117
Dyar, 1907
New American moths J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 15 : 105-110
Dyar, 1921
New forms of American moths Ins. Insc. Menstr. 9 : 59-68
Haworth, 1811
Lepidoptera Britannica, sistens digestimen novam lepidopterorum quae in Magna Britannica reperiunter ... adjunguntur dissertationes variae ad historiam naturalam spectantes Lepid. Britannica (1): 1-136 (1803), (2): 137-376 ([1809]), (3): 377-512 ([1811]), (4): 513-609 (1828)
Heinrich, 1956
American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 207 : 1-581
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Hulst, 1886
Descriptions of new Pyralidae Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 13 : 145-168
Hulst, 1887
New species of Pyralidae Ent. Amer. 3 : 129-138
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2 : 1-812
McDunnough, 1958
New microlepidoptera, with notes Amer. mus. novit. 1917: 1-11
Packard, [1867]
View of the lepidopterous fauna of Labrador Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 11 : 32-63
Ragonot, 1887
Diagnoses of North American Phycitinae and Galleriidae N.Amer. Phycitinae Galleriidae : 1-20
Walker, 1863
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 27: 1-286 (1863), 28: 287-562 (1863), 29: 563-835 (1864), 30: 837-1096 (1864)
Wilterding & Balogh, 2002
Review of the North American gray Pyla Grote (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) with description of a new species from western United States Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104 (2) : 485-504
Zetterstedt, 1839
Insecta Lapponica Insecta Lapponica : 1-1014 ([1839]), : 1015-1140 (1840)
Zincken, 1818
Monographie der Gattung Phycis Mag. Ent. 3 : 116-176

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