Glaphyriinae

Glaphyriinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae.

[1] It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1923.

The subfamily currently comprises 509 species in 75 genera.

[2] The larvae of Glaphyriinae predominantly feed on plants of the order Brassicales and are able to digest the glucosinolates contained in these plants.

[3] Tribe Dichogamini Amsel, 1956 Tribe Glaphyriini Forbes, 1923

Glaphyria fulminalis on milkweed