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Pyraloidea
pyraloid moths, snout moths, Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths
Pyraloidea is a superfamily of small moths containing approximately 16,000 described species worldwide, with many more likely undescribed. Historically treated as part of the paraphyletic Microlepidoptera, the group now comprises two monophyletic families: Pyralidae (snout moths) and Crambidae (grass moths). The superfamily exhibits the most diverse life history adaptations among all Lepidoptera, with larvae occupying roles as leaf rollers, borers, root feeders, seed feeders, leaf miners, and aquatic specialists.