Phycitinae
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![Imago of unidentified Phycitinae species from Aranda, Australian Capital Territory](/Images/godic/202502/02/Phycitinae2238.jpg")
![Indianmeal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) caterpillar infesting chocolate sprinkles](/Images/godic/202502/02/Plodia_interpunctella_lrv_682238.jpg")
![Monument to the South American Cactus Moth (Cactoblastis cactorum), Dalby, Queensland, Australia](/Images/godic/202502/02/Cactoblastis_monument,_Dalby,_Queensland,_Australia2238.jpg")
The Phycitinae are a subfamily of snout moths (family Pyralidae). Even though the Pyralidae subfamilies are all quite diverse, Phycitinae stand out even by standards of their family: with over 600 genera considered valid and more than 4000 species placed here at present, they unite up more than three-quarters of living snout moth diversity. Together with the closely related Epipaschiinae, they are apparently the most advanced lineage of snout moths.