Pyralis farinalis
Meal Moth (Pyralinae at Boro, NSW
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| Pyralis farinalis | donhe | 25 Nov 2021 | |
| Pyralis farinalis | ibaird | 24 Nov 2021 | |
| Unverified | Paul4K | 24 Nov 2021 |
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User's notes
In a bin from compost loo, main substrate wood chips [chainsaw]
2 comments
11 Nov 2024
not a pest of well stored grain, more a pest of aged residues, will do fine in compost bins, esp. in the drier bits
Location information
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- Paul4K Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Paul4K Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pyralis farinalis Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Pyralis farinalis Scientific name
- Meal Moth (Pyralinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 704m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Asopia domesticalis
Record quality
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