Pyralis regalis

Pyralis regalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Pyralis
Species:
P. regalis
Binomial name
Pyralis regalis
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyralis pulchellalis Millière, 1873
  • Pyralis regalis sagarrai Leraut, 2005
  • Pyralis princeps Butler, 1889

Pyralis regalis is a species of snout moth. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, the Benelux, Germany and Norway)[2] east to Asia, including China, Cambodia,[3] Myanmar, India, Russia, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.[4]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm.[5] Adults are on wing from June to September.

Larvae have been recorded in a wasp honeycomb in Japan.

References

  1. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Pyralis regalis - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
  4. ^ A review of the tribe Pyralini Latreille (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae) from Korea
  5. ^ Swedish Moths


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