Biology:Aglossa pinguinalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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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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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]
References
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- ↑ "1421 Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis". http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/1421.php. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis". https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1421. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑
"Grease-Moth". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- ↑ "Jozef Razowski, Lepidoptera of Poland, p. 130". 1976. https://books.google.com/books?id=LmDmAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Bugguide.net. Species Aglossa pinguinalis - Large Tabby - Hodges#5516
- ↑ , Wikidata Q110305107
Wikidata ☰ Q1409334 entry
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