Pyralis lienigialis
Appearance
Pyralis lienigialis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Pyralis |
Species: | P. lienigialis
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Binomial name | |
Pyralis lienigialis | |
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Pyralis lienigialis, the northern meal moth, is a species of snout moth. It is found in France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, Moldavia and Romania.[2]
The wingspan is 22–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.[3]
The larvae are thought to feed on stored cereals such as barley and hay.
References
[edit]- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ UKmoths