Pyralis lienigialis

Pyralis lienigialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
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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