Aglossa pinguinalis

"Large tabby" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Polydesma umbricola.

Aglossa pinguinalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Aglossa
Species:
A. pinguinalis
Binomial name
Aglossa pinguinalis
Synonyms
  • Pyralis pinguinalis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tinea marmorella Geoffroy, 1785
  • Tinea marmoratella Villers, 1789
  • Crambus pinguiculatus Haworth, 1809
  • Crambus pinguinatus Haworth, 1809
  • Aglossa streatfieldii Curtis, 1833
  • Aglossa streatfieldii Curtis, 1833
  • Aglossa guicciardii Constantinio, 1922

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]

Description

The wingspan is 27 mm (males) and 37 mm (females) (or a forewing length of 14 to 18 mm). The forewings are greyish-ochreous or brownish, densely sprinkled with dark fuscous; a blackish subbasal line; first and second lines obscurely paler, rather broad, waved, cloudily edged with dark fuscous on both sides, second curved outwards in dise; a dark fuscous discal spot. Hindwings fuscous-grey; a paler postmedian line very obscurely indicated. The larva is blackish or dark brown; head blackish: in silken galleries amongst chaff and hay refuse [5][6][7][8]

Distribution

Native to the Palearctic. It has been introduced in North America.[9] It has also been introduced to New Zealand.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "1421 Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis". Hants Moths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. ^ "Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. ^ "Grease-Moth" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
  4. ^ "Jozef Razowski, Lepidoptera of Poland, p. 130". 1976.
  5. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  6. ^ lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN 9780955108648
  8. ^ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 10: 0946589089 ISBN 13: 9780946589081
  9. ^ Bugguide.net. Species Aglossa pinguinalis - Large Tabby - Hodges#5516
  10. ^ 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.


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