Pyralis lienigialis

Pyralis lienigialis
	File:Pyralis lienigialis 01.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Pyralis
Species:	P. lienigialis
Binomial name
	Pyralis lienigialis; (Zeller, 1843)
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

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