Aglossa caprealis, the stored grain moth, is a moth species of the family Pyralidae. It is found globally, though its native range is presumably the western Palearctic or nearby regions, as in other Aglossa species.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Aglossa |
Species: | A. caprealis
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Binomial name | |
Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, [1809])
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Synonyms | |
Several, see text |
The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The moth flies from June to August, depending on the location.
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The larvae feed on dry plant waste, grain (e.g. maize), hay, straw and decaying manure. Sometimes, they even eat animal carcasses, suet, lard, pork rinds and other fatty materials.[1]
Synonyms
editAlternate but now-invalid scientific names of this species are:[2]
- Acrobasis incultella Walker, [1866]
- Aglossa cuprealis (lapsus)
- Aglossa cuprialis (lapsus)
- Aglossa domalis Guenée, 1854
- Crambus capreolatus Haworth, 1809 (unjustified emendation)
- Pyralis aenalis Costa, 1836
- Pyralis caprealis Hübner, [1809]
- Tetralopha enthealis Hulst, 1886
Footnotes
editReferences
edit- Grabe, Albert (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext
- Savela, Markku (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Aglossa caprealis. Version of 2009-APR-25. Retrieved 2010-APR-12.
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