Pyralis regalis is a species of snout moth. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, the Benelux, Germany and Norway)[2] east to Asia, including China, Cambodia,[3] Myanmar, India, Russia, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Pyralis |
| Species: | P. regalis
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| Pyralis regalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775[1]
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The wingspan is 16–20 mm.[5] Adults are on wing from June to September.
Larvae have been recorded in a wasp honeycomb in Japan.
References
edit- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Pyralis regalis - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
- ^ A review of the tribe Pyralini Latreille (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae) from Korea
- ^ Swedish Moths