Aglossa caprealis

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Aglossa caprealis
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Adult, museum specimen
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Living
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Aglossa
Species:
A. caprealis
Binomial name
Aglossa caprealis
(Hübner, [1809])
Synonyms

Several, see text

Aglossa caprealis, the stored grain moth, is a moth species of the family Pyralidae. It is found globally, though its native range is presumably the western Palearctic or nearby regions, as in other Aglossa species.

Contents

The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The moth flies from June to August, depending on the location.

Figs.5. 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d larvae in various stages 5e case Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths PlateCXLIX.jpg
Figs.5. 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d larvae in various stages 5e case

The larvae feed on dry plant waste, grain (e.g. maize), hay, straw and decaying manure. Sometimes, they even eat animal carcasses, suet, lard, pork rinds and other fatty materials. [1]

Synonyms

Alternate but now-invalid scientific names of this species are: [2]

Footnotes

  1. Grabe (1942)
  2. See references in Savela (2009)

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