Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea
Family
Pyralidae
Subfamily
Pyralinae
Tribe/Subtribe
Genus
Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758
Type Species
Phalaena farinalis Linnaeus, 1758
= Aletes Rafinesque, 1815: 129 (nomen nudum)
= Ceropsina Rafinesque, 1815: 129 (nomen nudum)
= Spyrella Rafinesque, 1815: 129 (unnecessary replacement name for Pyralis)
= Asopia Treitschke, 1828 (TS: Phalaena farinalis Linnaeus, 1758, subsequent designation by Duponchel (1832: 10))
= Sacatia Walker, 1863 (TS: Sacatia laudatella Walker, 1863)
= Eutrichodes Warren, 1891 (TS: Pyralis ravolalis Walker, 1859)
Species/Subspecies
Pyralis prepialis Hampson, 1903
Type Locality
Sikhim [Sikkim, India], 3000 ft
Distribution
States/Union Territories
Sikkim
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
Indian Himalaya