Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

This paper completes a 25-year study of the New World moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. It is based chiefly on the collections of the United States National Museum and the Hulst collection, formerly at Rutgers University, supplemented by material from the Cornell and Canadian national collections and specimens -- mostly tropical American -- from the British Museum, and Janse collection, and the collections of several South American lepidopterists. Recognized and included in the classification are 194 genera, 619 species, and 21 subspecies (local races). Of these, 60 genera, 81 species, and 8 races are described as new.

"Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) are one of the most diverse and economically important groups of insects, with approximately 157,000 species worldwide. This book establishes a definitive list of the species that occur in BC, and clarifies erroneous records in past works. It provides a knowledge baseline that will be useful to resource and conservation managers, biodiversity researchers, taxonomists, amateur collectors, and naturalists."--Back cover.