Aglossa pinguinalis

"Large tabby" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Polydesma umbricola.

Aglossa pinguinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Aglossa
Species:	A. pinguinalis
Binomial name
Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Pyralis pinguinalisLinnaeus, 1758 Tinea marmorellaGeoffroy, 1785 Tinea marmoratellaVillers, 1789 Crambus pinguiculatusHaworth, 1809 Crambus pinguinatusHaworth, 1809 Aglossa streatfieldiiCurtis, 1833 Aglossa streatfieldiiCurtis, 1833 Aglossa guicciardiiConstantinio, 1922

Aglossa pinguinalis, the large tabby or grease moth, is a moth in the subfamily Pyralinae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The dark-hued larvae feed on animal fats. ^[4]

Description

The wingspan is 27 mm (males) and 37 mm (females) (or a forewing length of 14 to 18 mm). The forewings are greyish-ochreous or brownish, densely sprinkled with dark fuscous; a blackish subbasal line; first and second lines obscurely paler, rather broad, waved, cloudily edged with dark fuscous on both sides, second curved outwards in dise; a dark fuscous discal spot. Hindwings fuscous-grey; a paler postmedian line very obscurely indicated. The larva is blackish or dark brown; head blackish: in silken galleries amongst chaff and hay refuse. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Distribution

Native to the Palearctic. It has been introduced in North America. ^[9] It has also been introduced to New Zealand. ^[10]

References

1. "1421 Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis". Hants Moths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
2. "Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
3. "Grease-Moth"  . New International Encyclopedia . 1905.
4. "Jozef Razowski, Lepidoptera of Poland, p. 130". 1976.
5. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
6. lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
7. Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN   9780955108648
8. Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN   9780946589081
9. Bugguide.net. Species Aglossa pinguinalis - Large Tabby - Hodges#5516
10. RJB Hoare; N Hudson (December 2018). "Adventive moths (Lepidoptera) established in mainland New Zealand: Additions and new identifications since 2001". Australian Entomologist . 45 (3): 273–324. ISSN   1320-6133. Wikidata   Q110305107.