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Nymphulinae

Nymphulinae

[nim′fyül·ə‚nē]
(invertebrate zoology)
A subfamily of the lepidopteran family Pyralididae which is notable because some species are aquatic.
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References in periodicals archive
Aquatic Pyralidae (Lepidoptera: Nymphulinae) in South Carolina.
Ecology of aquatic Lepidoptera (Crambidae: Nymphulinae) in South Carolina, USA.
Herbivorous insects associated with Ludwigia peploides (Onagraceae) in the southern United States
Lange (1956) placed it in Nymphulinae. a subfamily known for its true aquatic caterpillars.
Samea multiplicalis (Guenee) (Crambidae: Spilomelinae) on Salvinia Seguier and Azolla Lam, (Knopf and Habeck 1976) and Parapoynx allionealis Walker (Crambidae: Nymphulinae) on Salvinia rotundifolia Willd.
1965, A new Undulambia species on leather-leaf fern in Florida, and note on a closely related Central American species (Lepidoptera: Pyraustidae, Nymphulinae).
A generic revision of the aquatic moths of North America (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Nymphulinae).
Life history and systematics of Albusambia elaphoglossumae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): a new genus and species of musotimine with leaf-mining biology from Costa Rica
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