Paralipsa gularis, the stored nut moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Southeast Asia and is an introduced species in Western Europe.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Paralipsa |
Species: | P. gularis
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Binomial name | |
Paralipsa gularis (Zeller, 1877)
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The wingspan is 21–32 mm.
The caterpillars feed on stored nuts and seeds like walnut, almond, soybean and flax.
External links
edit- "Stored Nut Moth Paralipsa gularis". UKMoths. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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