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ENTOMOLOGY

Editor

Donald Wright, Jr., BU243 NOTE: To save space, I have used the symbols V and U as abbreviations for upper side and underside views, respectively. These are commonly used in entomological literature.

Scott# Denom Common Name/Scientific Name Family/Subfamily

ARUBA 2003 July 31 (New data) 235 85c Sphinx Hairstreak, St r ephonot a sphi nx Fabr. LYC/Theclinae

BELARUS 2011 P rate Dytiscus sp. DYT/Dytiscinae 2012 H rate Fern & silhouette

BRAZI L 2012 June 1 (Rio+20 UN Conference) 1st in continuous panel 2×2r Paper sculpture, Butterflies, etc. Lepidoptera

BULGARI A 2012 August 17 (Stamp Expo ovpt on margins of #4291±94) 40s Noctua tertia Mentzer, Moberg, & Fibiger NOC/Noctuinae 45s Rether a komar ovi Christoph SPH/Macroglossinae 55s Syntomis kruegeri marjana Stauder ARC/Ctenuchinae 80s Garden Tiger , caj a L. ARC/

CANADA 2012 October 16 (125th Anniv. Royal Philatelic Society Canada) a 3c Golden-eyed Lacewing, Chrysopa oculata Say (like #2235) CHRY/Chrysopinae b 4c Golden Paper Wasp, Polistes fuscatus Fabr. (like #2406) VES/Vespinae c 8c Margined Leatherwing, Chauliognathus marginatus Fabr. (like #2409) CAN/Chauliognathinae 2012 November 5 (Personalizable stamps, horizontal or vertical) (61c) 2 stylized Butterflies Lepidoptera $1.05 2 stylized Butterflies Lepidoptera $1.29 2 stylized Butterflies Lepidoptera $1.80 2 stylized Butterflies Lepidoptera

COCOS ISLANDS 2012 August 2 a 60c Meadow Argus, villida Fabr. NYM/Nymphalinae b 60c Oleander Butterfly, Euploea core corinna Macleay NYM/Danainae a $1.20 Australian Painted Lady, Vanessa kershawi McCoy NYM/Nymphalinae b $1.20 Varied Eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina L. NYM/Nymphalinae

COSTA RICA 2012 M ay 4 647a±b 2×395C Common Morpho, Morpho helenor peleides Kollar NYM/Morphinae

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CROATIA 2012 June 12 (Cultural Heritage) 844 4.60k Cookie shaped like Butterfly Lepidoptera

CURAÇAO 2012 June 18 ( World Stamp Expo) 200C Morpho sp. (with rafflesia flower, leaves, coral) NYM/Morphinae

CYPRUS 2012 October 3 (The Cricket & the Ant) a 34c Cricket fiddling Gryllidae b 34c Ant with nuts Formicidae c 34c Ant carrying nut Formicidae d 34c Cricket leaning on tree & fiddling Gryllidae e 34c Ant in warm house, Cricket outside in snow Formicidae & Gryllidae

ECUADOR 2012 June 11 (Yasuni Initiative) 2061c 50c Katydid Grasshopper Tettigoniidae 2061d 50c Automeris postalbida Schaus SAT/Hemileucinae

GREAT BRITAIN (Alderney) 2012 July 25 440 39p Garden Tiger Moth, Arctia caj a L. ARC/Arctiinae 441 52p Cream-Spot Tiger Moth, villica L. ARC/Arctiinae 442 53p Buff Ermine Moth, Spilarctia luteum Hufnagel ARC/Arctiinae 443 59p Ruby Tiger Moth, Phragmatobia fuliginosa L. ARC/Arctiinae 444 69p Jersey Tiger Moth, Euplagia quadripunctaria Poda ARC/Arctiinae 445 74p Cinnabar Moth, Tyria jacobaeae L. ARC/Arctiinae 445a Margin: LR: Euplagia quadripunctaria Poda ARC/Arctiinae

GREAT BRITAIN (Isle of Man) 2012 August 8 (Stamps smell like honey) 1513 38p Colletes succinctus L. Colletidae/Colletinae 1514 41p Epeolus variegatus L. API/Nomadinae 1515 £1 Red Mason Bee, Osmia rufa L. MEGA/Megachilinae 1516 £1.05 Halictus rubicundus Christ Halictidae/Halictinae 1517 £1.30 Bilberry or Mountain Bumblebee, Bombus monticola Smith API/Apinae 1518 £1.47 Western Honeybee, Apis mellifera L. API/Apinae

GREAT BRITAIN (Jersey) 2012 May 8 (White frame) 1579 (45p) Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Noctua fimbriata Schreber NOC/Noctuinae 1580 (55p) Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui L. NYM/Nymphalinae 1581 (60p) Merveille du Jour, Dichonia aprilina L. NOC/Xyleninae 1582 (68p) Queen-of-Spain Fritillary, Issoria lathonia L. NYM/Heliconiinae 1583 (72p) Large Emerald, Geometra papilionaria L. GEO/Geometrinae 1584 (86p) Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta L. NYM/Nymphalinae 2012 May 8 (Sheet of 3, without white frame) 1585a (68p) Like #1582 1585b (72p) Like #1583 1585c (86p) Like #1584

GUYANA 2012 May 30 4099a $250 Iphiclus Sister, Adelpha iphiclus L. NYM/Limenitidinae 4099b $250 Gaudy Altinote, Altinote negra sobrina Jordan NYM/Heliconiinae 4099c $250 Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae L. NYM/Heliconiinae 4099d $250 Tiger Crescent, Eresia eunice Hübner NYM/Nymphalinae Vol. 61 (4) December 2012 227

4100a $250 Orange-barred Gem, Crocozona coecias Hewitson Riodinidae 4100b $250 Red-barred Amarynthis, Amarynthis meneria Cramer Riodinidae 4100c $250 Thesprotia Sister, Adelpha thesprotia C&R Felder NYM/Limenitidinae 4100d $250 Orange-barred Sister, Adelpha saundersii Hewitson NYM/Limenitidinae 4101 $500 White-barred Sister, Adelpha epione Godart NYM/Limenitidinae 4102 $500 Blue Duskywing, Anastrus neaeris Möschler HES/Pyrginae

JAPAN 2012 June 20 (Ogasawara Island UNESCO Heritage Site) 3442h 80¥ 2012 July 3 (Memories of the Season) 3448j 80¥ Cricket with glass bottle GRY/Gryllinae 2012 October 23 (Rascal the Raccoon) e 80¥ Young raccoons & Butterflies Lepidoptera 2012 October 25 (Traditional Crafts) g 80¥ Silk from Bombyx mori L. Bombycidae

KENYA 2011 November 16 (New data) d 65s Cicindela cancellata Dejean CAR/Cicindelinae e 65s Nosognatha ruficollis Olivier [Ed. Antipa ruficollis of some] CHR/Cryptocephalinae p 65s Agonoscelis versicoloratus Turton PEN/Pentatominae q 65s Aspidomorpha sp. CHR/Hispinae v 65s Mylabris tristigma Gerstaecker MEL/Meloinae 2011 November 16 a 75s Fig Wasp, Blastophaga psenes L. Torymidae/Agaoninae b 75s Yellow Rain Tree Bug, Ptyelus flavescens Fabr. Aphrophoridae c 75s Phlebotomus sp. PSY/Phlebotominae d 75s Fig Wasp, Blastophaga psenes L. Torymidae/Agaoninae e 75s Violet Dropwing, Trithemis annulata Palisot de Beauvois LIB/Trithemistinae f 75s Long-antenna Fly, Cremnops sp. Braconidae/Agathidinae g 75s Polistes sp. VES/Polistinae h 75s Cocoa Mosquito Bug, Helopeltis schoutedeni Reuter MIR/Bryocorinae i 75s Trithemis sp. LIB/Trithemistinae j 75s Platypleura sp. CICA/Cicadinae k 75s Silverfish, Lepisma saccharina L. Lepismatidae l 75s Meliponula sp. API/Apinae m 75s Lipotriches sp. HAL/Nomiinae n 75s Bombylius sp. Bombyliidae/Bombyliinae o 75s Bromophila caffra Macquart Platystomatidae p 75s Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria Forskål ACR/Cyrtacanthacridinae q 75s Plagiotryptus hippiscus Acrididae r 75s Rhynocor i s sp. RED/Harpactorinae s 75s Stalk-eyed Fly Diopsidae t 75s Lamyra gulo Loew (eating a wasp) Asilidae u 75s Dictyophara sp. Dictyopharidae v 75s Fainia sp. Rhiniidae w 75s Locust Acrididae x 75s Megastigmus sp. Torymidae/Agaoninae y 75s Tsetse, Glossina morsitans Westwood Glossinidae

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2011 November 16 (New data) x 95s Tripeta laticeps Loew (Cap: Themarictera) TEP/Phytalmiinae

KOREA DPR (North) 2012 January 25 5070a 30w Common Clubtail, Atrophaneura coon Fabr. PAP/Papilioninae 5070b 70w Agrias amydon phalcidon Hewitson (Cap: A. pericles) NYM/Charaxinae 5070c 90w Bhutan Glory, Bhutanitis lidderdalei Atkinson PAP/Parnassiinae 5070d 120w Red Lacewing, Cethosia biblis Druce NYM/Heliconiinae 2012 April 30 (Roses with in margins) 5112 30w Western Honeybee, Apis mellifera L. API/Apinae 5113 50w Insect 5114 70w Insect 2012 June 30 (Birds) 5127 50w Insect 5128 70w Insect 5129 90w Seven-spotted Ladybug, Coccinella septempunctata L. COC/Coccinellinae

KOSOVO 2012 March 9 10c Silver-studded Blue, Plebejus argus L. LYC/Polyommatinae 70c Morpho sp. NYM/Morphinae ¼ Giant Wood Nymph, Idea leuconoe Erichson NYM/Danainae ¼ Common Rose, Atrophaneura aristolochiae Fabr. PAP/Papilioninae Margin: UL/UR/LR: Giant Swallowtail, Papilio cresphontes Cramer PAP/Papilioninae LL: Giant Wood Nymph, Idea leuconoe Erichson NYM/Danainae Bottom: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus L. PAP/Papilioninae

MACEDONIA 2011 December 13 581a 12d Old World Swallowtail, Papilio machaon L. PAP/Papilioninae 2012 December 19 582 12d Apollo, Parnassius apollo L. PAP/Papilioninae 583 24d Southern Festoon, Zerynthia polyxena Denis & Schiffermüller PAP/Papilioninae 584 48d Clouded Apollo, Parnassius mnemosyne L. PAP/Parnassiinae 585 60d Greenish-black Tip, Euchloe charlonia Donzel PIE/Pierinae

MADAGASCAR 1999? (#1219 surch) 1472A 300fr Sycophant, Calosoma sycophanta L. CAR/Carabinae

MARSHALL ISLANDS 2012 August 16 (American Indian Dances) 1038f 45c Butterfly dance Lepidoptera

MEXICO 2012 July 5 (World No Tobacco Day) 7p Butterflies, cigarette on ground, flowers Lepidoptera

MOLDOVA 2012 September 7 1.20L Maria Biescu LQRSHUD³0DGDPHButterfly´

NAMIBIA 2012 September 22 (Gobabeb Training & Research Center) c $5.80 Flying Saucer Trench Beetle, Lepidochora discoidalis Gebien TEN/Pimeliinae

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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 2010 March 1 (Correction to value & species) 1260L 700c Queen-of-Spain Fritillary, Issoria lathonia L. NYM/Heliconiinae

PARAGUAY 2012 (125th Anniv. of PRLF) b 16g Butterfly Lepidoptera

ST THOMAS & PRINCE ISLANDS 2007 December 31 (Butterflies of Africa) 1775a 5000d Charaxes monteiri Staudinger & 6FKDW]Ƃ NYM/Charaxinae 1775b 5000d Veined Swallowtail, Graphium leonidas thomasius LeCerf PAP/Papilioninae 1775c 10000d Blue Diadem, Hypolimnas salmacis thomensis Aurivillius NYM/Nymphalinae 1775d 10000d Charaxes monteiri Staudinger & Schatz ƃ NYM/Charaxinae 1775e 15000d Charaxes odysseus Staudinger NYM/Charaxinae

SINT MAARTEN 2012 February 29 25c Silver-bordered Fritillary, Clossiana selene Schiffermüller NYM/Heliconiinae 50c Common Branded Skipper, Hesperia comma L. HES/Hesperiinae 75c Adonis Blue, Lysandra bellargus Rottemburg LYC/Polyommatinae 100c White Admiral, Limenitis camilla L. NYM/Limenitidinae 150c Scotch Argus, Erebia aethiops Esper NYM/Satyrinae 200c The Dryad, Minois dryas Scopoli NYM/Satyrinae 250c Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta L. NYM/Nymphalinae 300c Southern Festoon, Zerynthia polyxena Scopoli PAP/Parnassiinae 305c Mountain Parnassian, Parnassius smi ntheus Doubleday PAP/Parnassiinae 310c Clossiana dia L. NYM/Heliconiinae 335c Cabbage Butterfly or Small White, L. PIE/Pierinae 400c Brenthis daphne Schiffermüller NYM/Heliconiinae

SI NGAPORE 2012 June 28 (Gardens By the Bay) $1.10 Red Dragonfly, Neurothemis fluctuans Fabr. LIB/Sympetrinae

SL OV ENI A 2012 September 28 40c Red-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus lapidarius L. API/Apinae 44c Common Carder Bee, Bombus pascuorum Scopoli API/Apinae 77c Brown-banded Carder Bee, Bombus humilis Illiger API/Apinae 92c White-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus l ucorum L. API/Apinae

SW I T Z ERL AND 2012 November 22 ³

TURKEY 2012 June 6 (Intl Cooperatives Year) 1L Ants holding Earth Formicidae

TURKISH NORTHERN CYPRUS 2012 (Europa) a 80k Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui L. NYM/Nymphalinae

UNITED STATES 2013 January 65c Spicebush Swallowtail, Papilio troilus L. PAP/Papilioninae

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[Ed. note: Stamperija Ltd., a firm in Lithuania, produced these issues for several African governments. Although reported to be available in the post offices of the country named, they are not listed by Scott. The Michel catalog lists some of them.]

BURUNDI 2011 December 1 (Stamperija) (New data) a 1020fr Blueberry Bee, Osmia ribifloris Cockerell MEGA/Megachilinae b 1020fr Western Honeybee, Apis mellifera L. API/Apinae c 3000fr Anthidium florentinum Fabr. MEGA/Megachilinae d 3000fr African Honeybee, Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier API/Apinae Margin: UL: African Honeybee, Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier API/Apinae ML: Bombus huntii Greene API/Apinae LL: Bombus ternarius Say API/Apinae UR: Western Honeybee, Apis mellifera L. API/Apinae MR: Thyreus nitidulus Fabr. API/Xylocopinae LR: Augochloropsis metallica Fabr. HAL/Halictinae 2012 August 31 (Stamperija) (Insects on the Red List) a 1070fr Cerambyx dux Faldermann CER/Cerambycinae b 1070fr Chlorophorus aegyptiacus Fabr. CER/Cerambycinae c 3000fr Insect d 3000fr Magicicada sp. CIC/Cicadettinae 7500fr Goldstreifiger, Buprestis splendens Fabr. BUP/Buprestinae Margin: UL/ML: Buprestis splendens Fabr. BUP/Buprestidae Top: Enallagma sp. COE/Ischnurinae

CENTRAL AFRICA 2012 June 25 (Stamperija) (Leopold Senghor & Butterflies) a 900fr So. White Admiral, Limenitis reducta Staudinger (also margin) NYM/Limenitidinae b 900fr Large Tree Nymph, Idea leuconoe Erichson NYM/Danainae c 900fr Common Buckeye, Hübner NYM/Nymphalinae d 900fr Malachite, Si pr oet a st el enes L. NYM/Nymphalinae 3000fr Mocker Swallowtail, Papilio dardanus Brown PAP/Papilioninae Margin: UL: Myscelia orsis 'UXU\Ƃ NYM/Biblidinae Top: Malachite, Si pr oet a st el enes L. NYM/Nymphalinae LR: Indian Leaf, Kallima paralekta HoUVILHOGƃ NYM/Nymphalinae

CHAD 2012 September 3 (Stamperija) (Mushrooms & Beetles [!]) a 600fr Trithemis sp. LIB/Trithemistinae b 600fr Lucia Widow, Palpopleura lucia Drury LIB/Libellulinae c 600fr Grasshopper Acrididae d 600fr Antlion Myrmeleontidae Margin: Scarab Beetle SCA/Scarabaeinae 2012 September 3 (Stamperija) (Mushrooms & Insects) a 500fr Mylabris sp. MEL/Meloinae b 500fr Zoographus regalis Brown CER/Lamiinae c 500fr Insect d 500fr Eugaster sp. TET/Hetrodinae Margin: Longhorn Beetle CER

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CONGO D.R. 2012 September 3 (Stamperija) (in gold & in silver foil) a&d 10000fr Blue Diadem, Hypolimnas salmacis Drury NYM/Nymphalinae b&c 10000fr Giant Blue Swallowtail, Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson PAP/Papilioninae Margin: Corners: Mocker Swallowtail, Papilio dardanus %URZQƃ PAP/Papilioninae a 10000fr Giant Blue Swallowtail, Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson PAP/Papilioninae b 10000fr Blue Diadem, Hypolimnas sal maci s Drury NYM/Nymphalinae Margin: UL: Chief Butterfly, Amauris echeria Stoll NYM/Danainae Top: Grammodes sp.? NOC/Catocalinae UR: Figtree Blue, Myrina silenus Fabr. LYC/Theclinae 10000fr Giant Blue Swallowtail, Papilio zalmoxis Hewitson PAP/Papilioninae Margin: UR: False Acraea, Pseudacraea boisduvali Doubleday NYM/Limenitidinae LR: Basker Moth, Euchromia lethe Fabr. ARC/Ctenuchinae 10000fr Blue Diadem, Hypolimnas salmacis Drury NYM/Nymphalinae Margin: UR: African Moon Moth, Argema mimosae Boisduval SAT/Saturniinae LR: Butterfly

GUINEA BISSAU 2012 April 10 (Stamperija) a 700fr White-tailed Page, Urania leilus L. URA/Uraniinae b 700fr Amber Phantom, Haetera piera L., with U/I caterpillar NYM/Satyrinae c 700fr Gaudy Sphinx, Eumorpha labruscae L. SPH/Macroglossinae d 700fr Blue Morpho, Morpho menelaus L. NYM/Morphinae with larval Eumorpha labruscae L. SPH/Macroglossinae Margin: UL: Teucer Giant Owl, Caligo teucer L. NYM/Morphinae 3000fr Teucer Giant Owl, Caligo teucer L. NYM/Morphinae Margin: UL/UR: Common Morpho, Morpho helenor peleides Kollar NYM/Morphinae LR: Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae L. (w/ & chrysalis) NYM/Heliconiinae

MOZAMBIQUE 2012 April 30 (Stamperija) (Beetles on Way to Extinction) a 16m Crotchiel l a br achypter a Israelson CER/Cerambycinae b 16m Cobblestone Tiger Beetle, Cicindela marginipennis Dejean CAR/Cicindelinae c 16m Xyloryctes satyrus Fabr. SCA/Dynastinae d 66m Polyphylla laticollis Lewis SCA/Melolonthinae e 66m Puritan Tiger Beetle, Cicindela puritana Horn CAR/Cicindelinae f 66m Giant Frigate Island Beetle, Polposipus herculeanus Solier TEN/Tenebrioninae 175m American Burying Beetle, Nicrophorus americanus Olivier SIL/Nicrophorinae SS Margin: UL: Delta Green Ground Beetle, Elaphrus viridis Horn CAR/Elaphrinae UR: Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, CER/Lepturinae Desmocerus californicus dimorphus Fisher LR: Northeast Beach Tiger Beetle, Cicindela dorsalis Say CAR/Cicindelinae 2012 April 30 (Stamperija) (Butterflies on Way to Extinction) a 16m Myrtle Silverspot, Speyeria zerene myrtleae Tilden & Smith NYM/Heliconiinae b 16m BODFNEXUQ¶V Sphinx, Manduca blackburni Butler SPH/Sphinginae c 16m AOH[DQGUD¶V Birdwing, Troides alexandrae Rothschild PAP/Papilioninae d 16m Luzon Peacock Swallowtail, Papilio chikae Igarashi PAP/Papilioninae e 16m FHQGHU¶V Blue, Aricia icarioides fenderi Macy LYC/Polyommatinae f 16m Croesus Birdwing, Troides croesus Wallace PAP/Papilioninae g 92m LDQJH¶V Metalmark, Apodemia mormo langei Comstock Riodinidae h 92m Jamaican Swallowtail, Papilio homerus Fabr. PAP/Papilioninae

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MOZAMBIQUE (continued) 175m Tailed Birdwing, Troides meridionalis Rothschild PAP/Papilioninae SS Margin: UR: Madeiran Large White, wollastoni Butler PIE/Pierinae LR: U/I Butterfly Nymphalidae Middle: Palos Verdes Blue, LYC/Polyommatinae Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis Perkins & Emmel Bottom: Croesus Birdwing, Troides croesus Wallace PAP/Papilioninae

UGANDA 2012 (Stamperija) a 3400s Silver-barred Charaxes, Charaxes druceanus obscura Rebel NYM/Charaxinae b 3400s Green-banded Swallowtail, Papilio phorcas ruscoei Krueger PAP/Papilioninae c 4100s CURVVOH\¶V Forest Queen, Euxanthe cr ossl eyi ansorgei Roths. NYM/Charaxinae d 4100s Acraea Swordtail, Graphium ridleyanus White PAP/Papilioninae

Insect Family Abbreviations

ACR Acrididae GRY Gryllidae SAR Sarcophagidae AES Aeshnidae GRYA Gryllacrididae SAT Saturniidae ANO Anobiidae HAL Halictidae SCA Scarabaeidae API Apinae HES Hesperiidae SCO Scoliidae ARC Arctiidae HYM Hymenopodidae SES Sesiidae BEL Belostomatidae ICH Ichneumonidae SIL Silphidae BLA Blattidae LAM Lampyridae SIR Siricidae BRA Brahmaeidae LAS Lasiocampidae SPH Sphingidae BRAC Braconidae LIB Libellulidae SPHE Sphecidae BUP Buprestidae LUC Lucanidae STA Staphylinidae CAL Calopterygidae LYC Lycaenidae SYR Syrphidae CAR Carabidae LYG Lygaeidae TAB Tabanidae CAS Castniidae LYM Lymantriidae TEN Tenebrionidae CER Cerambycidae MAN Mantidae TEP Tephritidae CHR Chrysomelidae MEG Meganeuridae (extinct) TET Tettigoniidae CHRY Chrysopidae MEGA Megachilidae TIP Tipulidae CIC Cicadellidae MEL Meloidae TOR Tortricidae CICA Cicadidae MIR Miridae TRI Trichogrammatidae COC Coccinellidae MUS Muscidae URA Uraniidae COE Coenagrionidae MYR Myrmeleontidae VES Vespidae COR Corydalidae NOC Noctuidae ZYG Zygaenidae CORD Cordulegastridae NOL Nolidae CORE Coreidae NOT Notodontidae CRA Crabronidae NYM Nymphalidae CRAM Crambidae OEC Oecophoridae CUL Culicidae PAP Papilionidae CUR Curculionidae PAS Passalidae DER Dermestidae PHA Phasmatidae DRO Drosophilidae PHY Phylliidae DYT Dytiscidae PIE Pieridae ELA Elateridae PLU Plutellidae EUM Eumenidae POM Pompilidae FOR Formicidae PSY Psychodidae FUL Fulgoridae PTE Pterophoridae GEO Geometridae PYR Pyralidae GRA Gracillariidae RED Reduviidae