Loryma egregialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)

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Higher taxa:	Pyralidae (family)/  Pyralinae (subfamily)/  Pyralini (tribe)/  Loryma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)
Citation:	Aglossa egregialis mihi
Original genus:	Aglossa
Publication:	Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1838. Faunae Insectorum Germanicae initia oder Deutschlands Insecten. Synoptische Bearbeitung der Pyraliden.
Journal:	—
Volume:	163
Issue:
Pagination:	wrapper 24, 25; pl. 163, fig. 3
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56718983

Loryma egregialis (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Loryma by P. Leraut (2002: 101).

Leraut P. 2002. Contribution à l'étude des Pyralinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Loryma egregialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)		unknown		Not stated.	Italy	Italy, Sicily.

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Algeria, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Palestine, Portugal, Sicily, Spain, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom. According R. Knill-Jones (2022: 279).

Knill-Jones R. 2022. Loryma egregialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) (Lep.: Pyralidae) new to Britain and northern Europe.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Loryma egregialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)	Algeria	Hoggar and Tassili	Rothschild W. 1915a. On the Lepidoptera collected in 1913–1914 by Herr Geyr von Schweppenburg on a journey to the Hoggar Mountains (Sahara). page 400 (as algerialis)
Loryma egregialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)	Western Sahara		Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 354

Plant note:

Eggs are laid on dry, abandoned nests of birds (B. Füge 1912: 79, and R. Knill-Jones 2022: 279–280).

Füge B. 1912. Ulotricha egregialis HS. und ihre ersten Stände.

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Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Loryma egregialis (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Loryma algerialis (Hampson, 1900)	(Hampson, 1900)	species	Synonym	Ulotricha algerialis
Loryma medusalis (Millière, 1872)	(Millière, 1872)	species	Synonym	Hypsopygia medusalis