Myelois
| Myelois | |
|---|---|
| Thistle ermine (Myelois circumvoluta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Tribe: | Phycitini |
| Genus: | Myelois Hübner, 1825 |
| Synonyms | |
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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:
- Myelois albistriga Erschoff, 1874
- Myelois cinctipalpella Christoph, 1877
- Myelois circumvoluta (Fourcroy, 1785) – thistle ermine
- Myelois cribratella Zeller, 1847
- Myelois echinopisella Chrétien, 1911
- Myelois famula Zeller, 1881
- Myelois fuscicostella Mann, 1861
- Myelois multiflorella Ragonot, 1887
- Myelois mystica Roesler, 1988
- Myelois osseella Ragonot, 1887
- Myelois ossicolor Ragonot, 1893
- Myelois pluripunctella Ragonot, 1887
- Myelois pollinella Christoph, 1877
- Myelois urbicella Erschoff, 1874
- Myelois vestaliella Erschoff, 1874
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).