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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Aglossa |
| Species: | A. pinguinalis
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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.
- ^ . 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.