Aglossa pinguinalis
Species of moth
Aglossa pinguinalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Aglossa |
Species: | A. pinguinalis |
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Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Aglossa pinguinalis, the large tabby or grease moth, is a moth in the subfamily Pyralinae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[1][2][3] The dark-hued larvae feed on animal fats,[4]
Native to the Palearctic. It has been introduced in North America.[5] It has also been introduced to New Zealand.[6]
References
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- ^ "1421 Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis". Hants Moths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Grease-Moth" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- ^ "Jozef Razowski, Lepidoptera of Poland, p. 130". 1976.
- ^ Bugguide.net. Species Aglossa pinguinalis - Large Tabby - Hodges#5516
- ^ RJB Hoare; N Hudson (December 2018). "Adventive moths (Lepidoptera) established in mainland New Zealand: Additions and new identifications since 2001". Australian Entomologist. 45 (3): 273–324. ISSN 1320-6133. Wikidata Q110305107.
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