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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Paralipsa |
| Species: | P. gularis
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| 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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