Margaroniini


Margaroniini is a tribe of the species-rich subfamily Spilomelinae in the pyraloid moth family Crambidae. The tribe was erected by Charles Swinhoe and Everard Charles Cotes in 1889, originally as family Margaronidae.
The tribe comprises a number of economically impactful species whose caterpillars feed on agricultural crops. These species include the legume pod borer, the jasmine moth on olives, the cucumber moth, species of the genus Conogethes such as the yellow peach moth, and the coconut leafroller. Furthermore, the box tree moth is included in this tribe.

Genera

The tribe is by far the most species-rich among Spilomelinae. It currently comprises 1116 species in the following 74 genera: