Abstract.The morphological evidence on the monophyly of the subfamilies of the Pyralidaesensu strictois reviewed, and a phylogeny is proposed for the Pyralidae. New autapomorphies are proposed for the monophyly of the Phycitinae, Pyralinae and Epipaschiinae. The phylogenetic analysis supports a sister group relationship between the Phycitinae and Epipaschiinae, a sister group relationship of the Pyralinae to the phycitine + epipaschiine clade. The galleriines and chrysaugines occupy basally unresolved positions.