The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe and Maria Alma Solis retain the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea.
Halogeton is a plant genus of the family Amaranthaceae. The genus name, Halogeton, derives from the Greek words for "salt" and for "neighbor."
Russian thistle is a common name that can refer to:
Salsola kali is the restored botanical name for a species of flowering plants in the amaranth family. It is native to the N.African and European Atlantic coasts to the Mediterranean. It is an annual plant which grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Salsola tragus, often known by its synonym Kali tragus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is known by various common names such as prickly Russian thistle, windwitch, or common saltwort. It is widely known simply as tumbleweed because, in many regions of the United States, it is the most common and most conspicuous plant species that produces tumbleweeds. Informally, it may be known as "'Kali or Salsola": the latter being its restored genus, containing 54 other species, into which the obsolete genus Kali has been subsumed.
Coleophora laricella, the western larch case-bearer, is a moth belonging to the family of case-bearing moths Coleophoridae. It is native to Central and Northern Europe, with its original food source being the European larch or Larix decidua. However, it was introduced to North America in the mid-19th century where it has gained a wide range and become an invasive defoliater of several species of the genus Larix, particularly the western larch Larix occidentalis and the tamarack larch Larix laricina.
Coleophora peribenanderi is a moth of the family Coleophoridae.
The clover case-bearer or small clover case-bearer is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is native to Asia, Europe and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand.
Coleophora serinipennella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Europe, North Africa, the Near East, the eastern Palearctic realm, as well as in Australia in south-western Queensland, South Australia and arid areas of Western Australia south of Carnarvon.
The Russian thistle casebearer is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is native to Asia Minor and central Asia, but has been introduced to California, Texas and Hawaii.
Hellinsia carphodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is known from most of Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa.
Coleophora uniphalli is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the lower Volga area in southern Russia.
Coleophora chumanensis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the lower Volga area in southern Russia.
Coleophora trientella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine, southern Russia, Turkestan, the Palestinian Territories and China. It occurs in desert biotopes and in salt-marshes.
Coleophora pagodella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Turkestan and Uzbekistan.
Coleophora cyrta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Turkestan and Uzbekistan.
Coleophora psamata is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Turkestan and Uzbekistan.
Coleophora dilabens is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Russia, central Asia and Afghanistan. It occurs in semi-desert biotopes.
Coleophora superlonga is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Ukraine and southern Russia.
Coleophora alticolella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae, found in Europe and North America.
