Pyralis lienigialis

Pyralis lienigialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Pyralis
Species:
P. lienigialis
Binomial name
Pyralis lienigialis
(Zeller, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Asopia lienigialis Zeller, 1843
  • Pyralis lienigialis var. dacicalis Caradja, 1903

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

  1. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ UKmoths


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