Aglossa pinguinalis
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. The dark-hued larvae feed on animal fats,
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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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| Aglossa pinguinalis | |
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Native to the Palearctic. It has been introduced in North America. It has also been introduced to New Zealand.
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