| Myelois | |
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Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta) Image by entomart.be |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Tribe: | Phycitini |
| Genus: |
Myelois Hübner, 1825 |
| Synonyms | |
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Gnathogutta Roesler, 1988
Lispe Treitschke, 1832 (non Latreille, 1796: preoccupied)
Myclois (lapsus)
Myelophila Treitschke, 1835
Myelois is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. They are found in western Eurasia and adjacent regions such as the Maghreb.
Species of Myelois include:
Formerly included here were related genera like Apomyelois. The genus Kyra is sometimes listed as a junior synonym of Myelois, but its type species is usually now placed in Eurhodope (as E. cirrigerella).