| Pyralis regalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Pyralis |
| Species: | P. regalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyralis regalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyralis regalis is a species of snout moth. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, the Benelux, Germany and Norway) [2] east to Asia, including China, Cambodia, [3] Myanmar, India, Russia, Korea, Japan and Taiwan. [4]
The wingspan is 16–20 mm. [5] Adults are on wing from June to September.
Larvae have been recorded in a wasp honeycomb in Japan.