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Definition of Pyralis

1. Noun. Type genus of the Pyralidae.

Definition of Pyralis

1. a type of moth [n -ES] - See also: moth

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyralis

Literary usage of Pyralis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Larvæ of the British Butterflies and Moths by William Buckler (1901)
"In his prefatory remarks on pyralis, Guenee wrote that nothing showed the negligence of entomologists more plainly than their ignorance of the metamorphoses ..."

2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the by Francis Walker, John Edward Gray (1865)
"... fringe with brown points. Fore wings acute; exterior border slightly convex, rather oblique. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 7 lines. pyralis ..."

3. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1881)
"4, Endwell Road, Brockley Rise, Brockley, Oct. 35, 1880. pyralis ... 1879, I captured a moth at light, which I put aside for a dark variety of pyralis ..."

4. A Biblical and theological dictionary by Richard Watson (1832)
"24; Exod. xvi. 20; Jonah iv. 7- 4. The worm destructive of the vines, referred to in Deut. xxviii. 39 ; which was the pyralis ..."

5. Vineyard Culture Improved and Cheapened by Alphonse Du Breuil, C. Parker (1867)
"The Vine-pyralis, also known to vine-dressers by the name of vine-worm. This is, beyond doubt, the insect causing most ravages in vineyards; ..."

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