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Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Имаго (Pyralis farinalis)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Pyraloidea → family Pyralidae → subfamily Pyralinae → tribe Pyralini → genus Pyralis → species Pyralis farinalis

Species name(s)

Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) = Asopia domesticalis Zeller, 1847 = Pyralis fraterna Butler, 1879 = Pyralis manihotalis Matsumura, 1900 = Pyralis meridionalis Schmidt, 1934 = sardoplumbea Schawerda, 1936 = marianii Hartig, 1951 = Pyralis orientalis Amsel, 1961. [9, 10]

Meal Moth.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:9945

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 5.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic, Nearctic, Neotropic, Ethiopic, Indo-Malayan, Australian.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #39. Yuzhno-Kurilsky; #40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

5—15 mm.

Wingspan

19—32 mm.

Primary colors

Yellow, Brown/Gray/Black.

Flight time

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Имаго (Pyralis farinalis)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Crete, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Austria, Azores, Albania, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland part), Canary Islands, Corsica, Crete, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,Madeira, Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Finland, France (mainland) Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, the Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Nizhne-Amur, Lower Volga, Seaside, Mid-Amur , Mid-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya,South West Siberian Yuzhno-Kuril, South Ural. [3].
  • Following the man Pyralis farinalis spread throughout the world. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • A common man in buildings butterfly - especially those where the stored grain or flour. Fore wing length 0.5-1.5 cm. The front wings are two typical white stripes that divide each wing into three parts, the tip of the abdomen is often bent upwards. [5].
  • The front wings crimson-brown, with olive-green-yellow median area bounded by white lines. Hind wings gray. Wingspan - 20 mm. At rest the tip of the abdomen of a butterfly bends upwards and holds the straightened wings. [11].
  • Wingspan: 19-32 mm. [PC93].

General info about Imago

  • Flour moth is found in granaries and other grain warehouses. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • Several generations per year. [5].
  • Preferably the second half of the summer. [11].
  • June August [PC93].

General info about Larva

  • Caterpillar stage lasts a few weeks. [5].
  • The larva is yellowish-white, naked, living communities, coiling rolls in flour. [11].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Flour moth caterpillars feed on seeds and food. [5].
  • Flour, grain, chaff and straw potatoes in bags. [11].

Subspecies of Pyralis farinalis

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Peter Khramov, Vitaly Gumenuk.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

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21.06.2015 10:44, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 19—32 mm. Flight time: No formalized data → June, July, August.

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