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Carex pyralid

Diplopseustis perieresalis (Walker, 1859)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The carex pyralid (Diplopseustis perieresalis) is a species in the family Crambidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the carex pyralid

Weight
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Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the carex pyralid live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the carex pyralid as introduced in 4 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Franceinvasive
  2. Belgium
  3. Denmark
  4. Germany

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the carex pyralid endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the carex pyralid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyCrambidae
  6. genusDiplopseustis
  7. SpeciesDiplopseustis perieresalis (Walker, 1859)

Synonyms Ambia perieresalis, Cymoriza minima, Diplopseustis minima, Diplopseustis nana, Sufetula nana

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Eastern black tabbyEnglish
  • Hydrocampe de PerieresFrench
  • エグリノメイガJapanese
  • 가는줄들명나방Korean
  • zwerfsnuitmotDutch
  • guldpalmsmottSwedish
  • 裂緣野螟Chinese
  • 裂緣斑緣螟蛾Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the carex pyralid

Other species in the same genus Diplopseustis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the carex pyralid an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the carex pyralid as invasive in 1 country: France. It lists it as introduced in 4 in all.

What kind of animal is the carex pyralid?

The carex pyralid (Diplopseustis perieresalis) belongs to the family Crambidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Carex pyralid (Diplopseustis perieresalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/carex-pyralid

MLA

“Carex pyralid (Diplopseustis perieresalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/carex-pyralid.

BibTeX
@misc{carex_pyralid_2026,
  title = {Carex pyralid (Diplopseustis perieresalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/carex-pyralid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}