African Moths Gambia


     

Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758

Flour Moth, Meal Moth.

SYNONYMS
Asopia domesticalis, Phalaene erecta, Pyralis farinatus, Pyralis fraterna,

 

SPECIES IN GENUS :- 38
albilautalis, anaemicalis, argospila, atrisoarsalis, biblisalis, bryalis, cautalis, chrysocoma, chrysomima, compsodryas, crassalis, cyamospila, ectaemialis, effulgens, exumbralis, farinalis, flavicapitalis, fumipennis, heliocrossa, juengeri, licnospila, lorimalis, manihotalis, nigricilialis, orbigera, pascualis, pastoralis, perpulverea, persicodora, phoenicealis, pictalis, roseitincta, rubellalis, rufibasalis, secretalis, subjectalis, trifolialis, tyrialis,

 

DISTRIBUTION
South Africa, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Stored food products,

Pyralis farinalis
Upperside (ZW)
 
 
Distribution Map
Pyralis farinalis     Map
Photo: R. Butler
 
 
 
 
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