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Pyralis lienigialis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Pyralis
Species:	P. lienigialis
Binomial name
Pyralis lienigialis (Zeller, 1843)
Synonyms
Asopia lienigialis Zeller, 1843 Pyralis lienigialis var. dacicalis Caradja, 1903

Pyralis lienigialis, the northern meal moth, is a species of snout moth. It is found in France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, Moldavia and Romania.

The wingspan is 22–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae are thought to feed on stored cereals such as barley and hay.

References

1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
2. Fauna Europaea
3. UKmoths

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