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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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Binomial name | |
Aglossa pinguinalis | |
Synonyms | |
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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]
Native to the Palearctic. It has been introduced in North America. [5] It has also been introduced to New Zealand. [6]
Aglossa pinguinalis | |
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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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Binomial name | |
Aglossa pinguinalis | |
Synonyms | |
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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]
Native to the Palearctic. It has been introduced in North America. [5] It has also been introduced to New Zealand. [6]