Pyralis farinalis

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Pyralis farinalis
Meal Moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera (unranked) Obtectomera Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: Pyralidae Subfamily: Pyralinae Tribe: Pyralini Genus: Pyralis Species: P. farinalis
Binomial name
Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Meal Moth (Pyralis farinalis) is a cosmopolitan pest of stored food products—or rather, the caterpillar is (see Waxworms).

At rest, adult moths (imagines) typically hold the tip of their abdomen at 90° to their body.^[1]

The species is found throughout Great Britain, but is mostly restricted to "artificial" habitats of stored grain (e.g. barns and warehouses).^[1] Adults fly from June to August.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Waxworms

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