update: 10.02.2026
tropicleps
Pyraloidea
Crambidae of Costa Rica
Crambid Snout Moths Zünsler
Acentropinae
Acentropinae
sp.1
Acentropinae
sp.2
Acentropinae
sp.3
Acentropinae
sp.4
Argyracis
parissimalis
Argyracis
puralis
Argyractoides
albibasalis
Argyractoides
leucogonialis
Argyractoides
lucianalis
Argyractoides
nitens
Argyractoides
volcanalis
Aulacodes
delicata
Aulacodes
hodevalis
Aulacodes
pulcherialis
Aulacodes
traversalis
Chrysendeton
autobella
Chrysendeton
BioLep479
Chrysendeton
cumalis
Elophila
fluvialis
Elophila
obliteralis
Neargyractis
alemundalis
Oligostigmoides
profusalis
Oxyelophila
harpalis
Oxyelophila
Janzen366
Oxyelophila
necomalis
Oxyelophila
puralis
Parapoynx
allionalis
Parapoynx
diminutalis
Parapoynx
seminealis
Petrophila
altamira
Petrophila
amethystina
Petrophila
auspicatalis
Petrophila
cathanalis
Petrophila
complicatalis
Petrophila
cronalis
Petrophila
darsanialis
Petrophila
esperanzalis
Petrophila
mignonalis
Petrophila
parvissimalis
Petrophila
peraltalis
Petrophila
sanramon
Petrophila
sp.
Petrophila
tapanti
Petrophila
tristalis
Petrophila
triumphalis
Petrophila
veragua
Usingeriessa
onyxalis
Usingeriessa
symphonalis
Crambinae
Micrelephas
chalybeus
Micrelephas
helenae
Micrelephas
pictella
Crambinae / Argyriini
Argyria
centrifugens
Argyria
croceivittella
Argyria
divisella
Argyria
insons
Argyria
lacteella
Argyria
schausella
Catharylla
mayrabonillae
Crambinae / Chiloini
Diatraea
fuscella
Diatraea
lineolata
Diatraea
saccharalis
Diatraea
tabernella
Myelobia
smerintha
Myelobia
vinasella
Crambinae / Crambini
Crambini
sp.1
Crambini
sp.2
Crambus
albifrons
Crambus
pavidellus
Crambus
quinquareatus
Fissicrambus
haytiellus
Fissicrambus
profanellus
Microcramboides
meretricella
Microcrambus
croesus
Microcrambus
holothurion
Microcrambus
intangens
Microcrambus
jolas
Microcrambus
psythiella
Microcrambus
pusionellus
Microcrambus
retusellus
Parapediasia
tenuistrigata
Raphiptera
argillaceella
Tortriculladia
BioLep04
Tortriculladia
sp.1
Tortriculladia
sp.2
Crambinae / Diptychophorini
Diptychophora
desmoteria
Crambinae / Haimbachiini
Donacoscaptes
calamistis
Donacoscaptes
evanidella
Donacoscaptes
marcella
Xubida
rutubella
Xubida
thyonella
Erupinae
Erupa
discordella
Erupa
invidella
Erupa
pravella
Erupa
sp.
Glaphyriinae
Aureopteryx
argentistriata
Aureopteryx
olufsoni
Chilozela
trapeziana
Contortipalpia
santiagalis
Cosmopterosis
jasonhalli
Cosmopterosis
spatha
Cosmopterosis
tethysalis
Dicymolomia
metalophota
Eupoca
bifascialis
Eupoca
chicalis
Eupoca
haakei
Eupoca
sanctalis
Evergestis
rimosalis
Homophysodes
morbidalis
Hydropionea
fenestralis
Lativalva
pseudosmithii
Lipocosma
albibasalis
Lipocosma
ausonialis
Lipocosma
calla
Lipocosma
fonsecai
Lipocosma
furvalis
Lipocosma
nigripictalis
Lipocosma
pitilla
Lipocosma
rosalia
Lipocosma
sp. 1
Lipocosma
sp. 2
Lipocosma
sp. 3
Parambia
gnomosynalis
Psephis
myrmidonalis
Pseudoliostigma
argyractalis
Pseudoliostigma
enareralis
Pseudoliostigma
punctissimalis
Stegea
hermalis
Symphysa
amoenalis
Symphysa
lepidaria
Trischistognatha
limatalis
Trischistognatha
pyrenealis
Trischistognatha
yepezi
Glaphyriinae / Dichogamini
Dichogama
colotha
Dichogama
diffusalis
Dichogama
innocua
Dichogama
prognealis
Dichogama
redtenbacheri
Glaphyriinae / Glaphyriini
Glaphyria
citronalis
Glaphyria
decisa
Glaphyria
potentalis
Glaphyria
rufescens
Glaphyria
sp.
Glaphyria
spinacrista
Glaphyria
spinasingularis
Glaphyria
stellaspina
Glaphyria
tetraspina
Hellula
phidilealis
Glaphyriinae / Guyanymphulini
Cryptocosma
perlalis
Indeterminiert
Crambidae
cram01
Crambidae
cram02
Crambidae
cram03
Crambidae
cram04
Crambidae
cram05
Crambidae
cram06
Crambidae
cram08
Crambidae
cram09
Crambidae
cram10
Crambidae
cram12
Crambidae
cram13
Crambidae
cram14
Crambidae
cram15
Crambidae
cram16
Crambidae
cram17
Crambidae
cram20
Crambidae
cram22
Crambidae
cram26
Crambidae
cram29
Crambidae
cram30
Desmia
cf.
Lathrotelinae
Sufetula
diminutalis
Linostinae
Linosta
centralis
Midilinae
Cacographis
osteolalis
Cacographis
undulalis
Dismidila
atoca
Dismidila
drepanoides
Midilinae / Midilini
Hositea
bicincta
Midila
daphne
Midila
soror
Musotiminae
Albusambia
elaphoglossumae
Neurophyseta
albinalis
Neurophyseta
arcuatalis
Neurophyseta
camptogrammalis
Neurophyseta
clymenalis
Neurophyseta
completalis
Neurophyseta
conantia
Neurophyseta
cyclicalis
Neurophyseta
debalis
Neurophyseta
jessica
Neurophyseta
marin
Neurophyseta
mollitalis
Neurophyseta
purifactalis
Neurophyseta
randalis
Neurophyseta
renata
Neurophyseta
rufalis
Neurophyseta
sanramon
Neurophyseta
sittenfelda
Neurophyseta
turrialbalis
Neurophyseta
villarda
Neurophyseta
zobeída
Undulambia
fulvitinctalis
Undulambia
intortalis
Undulambia
perornatalis
Undulambia
polystichalis
Odontiinae
Boeotarcha
lithocymalis
Clupeosoma
lavinia
Odontiinae / Eurrhypini
Cliniodes
euphrosinalis
Cliniodes
opalalis
Cliniodes
underwoodi
Pyraustinae
Anania
antigastridia
Anania
contentalis
Aponia
aponianalis
Aponia
itzalis
Aponia
minnithalis
Pyraustinae
sp.1
Triuncidia
eupalusalis
Pyraustinae / Portentomorphini
Portentomorpha
xanthialis
Pyraustinae / Pyraustini
Achyra
bifidalis
Epicorsia
avilalis
Epicorsia
oedipodalis
Hahncappsia
conisphora
Hahncappsia
conisphoralis
Hahncappsia
entephrialis
Hahncappsia
mellinialis
Hahncappsia
nigripes
Hahncappsia
pseudobliteralis
Hahncappsia
ramsdenalis
Hahncappsia
sacculalis
Helvibotys
pucilla
Hyalorista
exuvialis
Hyalorista
taeniolalis
Neoepicorsia
tuisalis
Neohelvibotys
neohelvialis
Oenobotys
vinotinctalis
Ostrinia
penitalis
Pseudopyrausta
acutangulalis
Pyrausta
augustalis
Pyrausta
aurea
Pyrausta
bicoloralis
Pyrausta
decetialis
Pyrausta
deidamialis
Pyrausta
insignitalis
Pyrausta
nigripalpis
Pyrausta
phoenicealis
Pyrausta
signatalis
Pyrausta
trizonalis
Pyrausta
tyralis
Pyrausta
xanthomela
Schoenobiinae
Donacaula
sp.
Leptosteges
onirophanta
Leptosteges
parvipunctella
Rupela
albina
Rupela
albinella
Rupela
antonia
Rupela
lumaria
Schoenobius
molybdoplecta
Scopariinae
Scoparia
BioLep439
Scoparia
sp1
Scoparia
sp2
Spilomelinae
Deuterophysa
albilunalis
Deuterophysa
asychanalis
Deuterophysa
BioLep93
Deuterophysa
obregonalis
Dichocrocis
penniger
Dichocrocis
sabatalis
Dichocrocis
tlapalis
Eulepte
alialis
Eulepte
concordalis
Eulepte
gastralis
Goniorhynchus
hampsoni
Goniorhynchus
salaconalis
Ischnurges
bagoasalis
Leucochromodes
melusinalis
Mesocondyla
tarsibarbalis
Microphysetica
hermeasalis
Nacoleia
perstygialis
Pelinopsis
pachyzancloides
Penestola
simplicialis
Piletocera
inconspicua
Piletosoma
caeruleonigra
Piletosoma
thialis
Praeacrospila
melanoproctis
Praeacrospila
patricialis
Pycnarmon
leucinodialis
Pycnarmon
levinia
Stenorista
fortunata
Stenorista
sp.
Syllepte
amando
Syllepte
angulifera
Syllepte
belialis
Syllepte
dialis
Syllepte
laticalis
Syllepte
nitidalis
Syllepte
occlusalis
Syllepte
pactolalis
Syllepte
patagialis
Syllepte
philetalis
Syllepte
strigicincta
Syllepte
striginervalis
Spilomelinae / Agroterini
Chilochromopsis
sceletogramma
Chilochromopsis
sp.
Coenostolopsis
apicalis
Haritalodes
pharaxalis
Lygropia
cernalis
Lygropia
chromalis
Lygropia
erythrobathrum
Lygropia
fusalis
Lygropia
murinalis
Lygropia
tripunctata
Lypotigris
reginalis
Micromartinia
mnemusalis
Microthyris
alvinalis
Microthyris
anormalis
Microthyris
asadias
Microthyris
prolongalis
Pantographa
acoetesalis
Pantographa
expansalis
Pantographa
limata
Pantographa
suffusalis
Patania
silicalis
Phaedropsis
alitemeralis
Phaedropsis
fuscicostalis
Phaedropsis
leialis
Phaedropsis
Solis350DHJ02
Phaedropsis
sp. 4YB
Phaedropsis
sp.1
Phaedropsis
sp.2
Phaedropsis
stictigramma
Phostria
citrinalis
Phostria
clementalis
Phostria
delilalis
Phostria
dohrnii
Phostria
euagra
Phostria
latiapicalis
Phostria
mapetalis
Phostria
mapetica
Phostria
metalobalis
Phostria
oajacalis
Phostria
obliqualis
Phostria
persiusalis
Phostria
rufalis
Phostria
samealis
Phostria
tedea
Phostria
temira
Phostria
truncatalis
Phostria
varialis
Phostria
vitrifera
Phryganodes
plicatalis
Pilocris
cyrisalis
Spilomelinae / Asciodini
Arthromastix
lauralis
Bicilia
iarchasalis
Ceratocilia
falsalis
Ceratocilia
liberalis
Ceratocilia
sixolalis
Ceratoclasis
delimitalis
Ceratoclasis
discodontalis
Erilusa
leucoplagialis
Maracayia
chlorisalis
Psara
hesperialis
Psara
obscuralis
Psara
pargialis
Psara
prumnides
Spilomelinae / Herpetogrammatini
Blepharomastix
carillalis
Blepharomastix
colubralis
Blepharomastix
costaliparilis
Blepharomastix
gigantalis
Blepharomastix
hypherochalis
Blepharomastix
ianthealis
Blepharomastix
pacificalis
Blepharomastix
poasalis
Blepharomastix
ranalis
Blepharomastix
rufilinealis
Blepharomastix
schistisemalis
Blepharomastix
veritalis
Blepharomastix
zethealis
Cryptobotys
zoilusalis
Eurrhyparodes
lygdamis
Eurrhyparodes
splendens
Eurrhyparodes
syllepidia
Herpetogramma
agavealis
Herpetogramma
bipunctalis
Herpetogramma
decora
Herpetogramma
phaeopteralis
Herpetogramma
salbialis
Herpetogramma
semilaniata
Hileithia
approprialis
Hileithia
apygalis
Hileithia
decostalis
Hileithia
differentialis
Hileithia
obliqualis
Hileithia
rehamalis
Metoeca
foedalis
Pilocrocis
calamistis
Pilocrocis
cryptalis
Pilocrocis
gillipusalis
Pilocrocis
modestalis
Pilocrocis
musalis
Pilocrocis
purpurascens
Pilocrocis
ramentalis
Pilocrocis
roxonalis
Pilocrocis
sororalis
Pilocrocis
xanthozonalis
Spilomelinae / Hydririni
Choristostigma
sp.
Gonocausta
zephyralis
Hydriris
ornatalis
Lamprosema
angulinea
Lamprosema
brunnealis
Lamprosema
brunnescens
Lamprosema
cayugalis
Lamprosema
dorisalis
Lamprosema
esperanzalis
Lamprosema
excurvalis
Lamprosema
foviferalis
Lamprosema
nannalis
Lamprosema
pelealis
Lamprosema
sinaloanensis
Lamprosema
victoriae
Ommatospila
narcaeusalis
Syllepis
hortalis
Syllepis
marialis
Spilomelinae / Hymeniini
Hymenia
perspectalis
Spoladea
recurvalis
Spilomelinae / Lineodini
Atomopteryx
solanalis
Euleucinodes
conifrons
Lineodes
aztecalis
Lineodes
BioLep09
Lineodes
integra
Lineodes
vulnifica
Neoleucinodes
alegralis
Neoleucinodes
elegantilis
Neoleucinodes
imperialis
Neoleucinodes
incultalis
Neoleucinodes
prophetica
Neoleucinodes
torvis
Proleucinodes
xylopastalis
Rhectosemia
compostalis
Rhectosemia
multifarialis
Rhectosemia
viriditincta
Zellerina
pterophoralis
Spilomelinae / Margaroniini
Agathodes
designalis
Agathodes
monstralis
Anarmodia
inflexalis
Anarmodia
nebulosalis
Anarmodia
remotalis
Anarmodia
remusalis
Anarmodia
repandalis
Aphytoceros
tamaralis
Asturodes
bioalfae
Asturodes
encisoensis
Asturodes
fimbriauralis
Asturodes
junkoshimurae
Azochis
BioLep204
Azochis
BioLep210
Azochis
curvilinealis
Azochis
mactalis
Azochis
oncalis
Azochis
ruscialis
Azochis
sp.
Azochis
trichotarsalis
Caprinia
periusalis
Compacta
hirtalis
Condylorrhiza
vestigialis
Diaphania
aurogrisealis
Diaphania
beckeri
Diaphania
cachinalis
Diaphania
costaricalis
Diaphania
costata
Diaphania
elegans
Diaphania
esmeralda
Diaphania
eumeusalis
Diaphania
exclusalis
Diaphania
fuligalis
Diaphania
fumosalis
Diaphania
glauculalis
Diaphania
grisealis
Diaphania
hyalinata
Diaphania
indica
Diaphania
latilimbalis
Diaphania
lucidalis
Diaphania
modialis
Diaphania
nigricilialis
Diaphania
nitidalis
Diaphania
novicialis
Diaphania
ochrivitralis
Diaphania
plumbidorsalis
Diaphania
praxialis
Diaphania
superalis
Glyphodes
dinichealis
Glyphodes
extorris
Glyphodes
floridalis
Glyphodes
sibillalis
Glyphodes
sp.
Hodebertia
testalis
Hoterodes
ausonia
Leucochroma
corope
Liopasia
ochracealis
Liopasia
simplicissimalis
Maruca
vitrata
Megastes
grandalis
Megastes
praxiteles
Megastes
pusialis
Omiodes
albicilialis
Omiodes
alboanalis
Omiodes
anxiferalis
Omiodes
argentigulalis
Omiodes
confusalis
Omiodes
croceiceps
Omiodes
cuniculalis
Omiodes
fulvicauda
Omiodes
grandis
Omiodes
hallwachsae
Omiodes
humeralis
Omiodes
indicata
Omiodes
insolutalis
Omiodes
martini
Omiodes
martyralis
Omiodes
nitida
Omiodes
ochracea
Omiodes
pandaralis
Omiodes
seminitidalis
Omiodes
simialis
Omiodes
sp.
Omiodes
spoliatalis
Omiodes
stigmosalis
Omiodes
xanthodysana
Palpita
citrina
Palpita
flegia
Palpita
jairusalis
Palpita
quadristigmalis
Palpita
venatalis
Polygrammodes
eleuata
Polygrammodes
fenestrata
Polygrammodes
hartigi
Polygrammodes
hercules
Polygrammodes
mimetica
Polygrammodes
nervosa
Polygrammodes
ostrealis
Polygrammodes
oxydalis
Polygrammodes
quatrilis
Polygrammodes
rufinalis
Polygrammodes
sanguinalis
Prenesta
fenestrinalis
Prenesta
latifascialis
Prenesta
rubrocinctalis
Prenesta
scyllalis
Radessa
pardalota
Sparagmia
gonoptera
Synclera
jarbusalis
Syngamilyta
apicolor
Syngamilyta
pretiosalis
Syngamilyta
samarialis
Terastia
meticulosalis
Spilomelinae / Nomophilini
Ategumia
dilecticolor
Ategumia
ebulealis
Ategumia
matutinalis
Bocchoris
marucalis
Bocchoris
placitalis
Crocidocnemis
pellucidalis
Desmia
albisectalis
Desmia
bajulalis
Desmia
benealis
Desmia
clarkei
Desmia
cristinae
Desmia
deploralis
Desmia
filicornis
Desmia
flavalis
Desmia
grandisalis
Desmia
jovealis
Desmia
julialis
Desmia
melanopalis
Desmia
octomaculalis
Desmia
parastigma
Desmia
ploralis
Desmia
ruptilinealis
Desmia
solis19
Desmia
sp.
Desmia
stenizonalis
Desmia
tages
Desmia
ufeus
Desmia
vulcanalis
Diacme
elealis
Diacme
mopsalis
Diasemiodes
eudamidasalis
Diasemiopsis
leodocusalis
Diathrausta
cacalis
Epipagis
fenestralis
Epipagis
zinghalis
Mimophobetron
pyropsalis
Mimorista
botydalis
Niphograpta
albiguttalis
Nomophila
nearctica
Parapilocrocis
albomarginalis
Parapilocrocis
citribasalis
Samea
baccatalis
Samea
delicata
Samea
ecclesialis
Samea
multiplicalis
Samea
sylvialis
Syngamia
abnormalis
Syngamia
florella
Spilomelinae / Spilomelini
Cirrhocephalina
eucharisalis
Cirrhocephalina
evanidalis
Geshna
cannalis
Marasmia
cochrusalis
Massepha
grammalis
Massepha
lupa
Orphanostigma
haemorrhoidalis
Palpusia
fulvicolor
Palpusia
plumipes
Rhectocraspeda
BioLep70
Rhectocraspeda
periusalis
Salbia
cassidalis
Salbia
lotanalis
Salbia
nebulosalis
Salbia
tytiusalis
Salbia
zena
Siga
pyronia
Spilomela
discordens
Spilomela
minoralis
Spilomela
pantheralis
Spilomela
personalis
Spilomela
perspicata
Spilomelinae / Steniini
Apogeshna
acestealis
Apogeshna
stenialis
Bradina
aaronalis
Parastenia
retractalis
Steniodes
acuminalis
Steniodes
declivalis
Steniodes
mendica
Steniodes
sp.
Spilomelinae / Trichaeini
Acridura
coerulealis
Trichaea
hades
Trichaea
pilicornis
Trichaea
prochyta
Trichaea
pulchralis
Zenamorpha
discophoralis
Spilomelinae / Udeini
Conchylodes
aquaticalis
Conchylodes
arcifera
Conchylodes
bryophilalis
Conchylodes
concinnalis
Conchylodes
erinalis
Conchylodes
grammaphora
Conchylodes
graphialis
Conchylodes
nolckenialis
Conchylodes
ovulalis
Conchylodes
platinalis
Conchylodes
salamisalis
Conchylodes
terminipuncta
Ercta
vittata
Sisyracera
subulalis
Udea
lagunalis
Udea
montanalis
Udea
poasalis
Udea
sp.
Spilomelinae / Wurthiini
Apilocrocis
excelsalis
Apilocrocis
glaucosia
Statistics
655 species known
335 species found (51.15%)
1192 photos
344 photos confirmed by iNaturalist (28.86%)
Links
Checklist Crambidae of Costa Rica
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BLOBIZ pyraloidea.org
LepsFieldguide.ai
LEDERER (1863): Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pyraliden
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