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*''Pyralis pinguinalis'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
*''Pyralis pinguinalis'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
*''Tinea marmorella'' <small>Geoffroy, 1785</small>
*''Tinea marmorella'' <small>Geoffroy, 1785</small>
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*''Aglossa guicciardii'' <small>Constantinio, 1922</small>
*''Aglossa guicciardii'' <small>Constantinio, 1922</small>
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'''''Aglossa pinguinalis''''', the '''large tabby''' or '''grease moth''', is a moth in the subfamily [[Pyralinae]]. The species was [[Species description|first described]] by [[Carl Linnaeus]] in his 1758 [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'']].<ref name=hants>{{cite web|url=http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/1421.php |title=1421 Large Tabby ''Aglossa pinguinalis'' |website=Hants Moths |date= |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref><ref name=ukmoths>{{cite web|url=https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1421 |title=Large Tabby ''Aglossa pinguinalis'' |website=UKMoths |date= |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref><ref name=nie>{{Cite NIE|wstitle=Grease-Moth|short=x}}</ref>
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'''''Aglossa pinguinalis''''', also known as the '''large tabby''' and '''grease moth''', is a moth in the [[Pyralinae]] subfamily.<ref name=hants>{{cite web|url=http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/1421.php |title=1421 Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis |publisher=Hants Moths |date= |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref><ref name=ukmoths>{{cite web|url=https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1421 |title=Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis |publisher=UKMoths |date= |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref><ref name=nie>{{Cite NIE|wstitle=Grease-Moth|short=x}}</ref>


The forewings are grayish brown clouded with a darker hue. They are covered by two indented lines.<ref name=nie /> The dark-hued larvae feed on greasy clothing,<ref name=nie /> animal droppings,<ref name=hants /> dead vegetation,<ref name=hants /> fruit{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} and grasses{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}.
The forewings are greyish brown clouded with a darker hue. They are covered by two indented lines.<ref name=nie /> The dark-hued larvae feed on greasy clothing,<ref name=nie /> animal droppings,<ref name=hants /> dead vegetation,<ref name=hants /> fruit{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} and grasses{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}.


==References==
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"Large tabby" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Polydesma umbricola.

Aglossa pinguinalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Aglossa
Species:
A. pinguinalis
Binomial name
Aglossa pinguinalis
Synonyms
  • Pyralis pinguinalis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tinea marmorella Geoffroy, 1785
  • Tinea marmoratella Villers, 1789
  • Crambus pinguiculatus Haworth, 1809
  • Crambus pinguinatus Haworth, 1809
  • Aglossa streatfieldii Curtis, 1833
  • Aglossa streatfieldii Curtis, 1833
  • Aglossa guicciardii Constantinio, 1922

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 forewings are greyish brown clouded with a darker hue. They are covered by two indented lines.[3] The dark-hued larvae feed on greasy clothing,[3] animal droppings,[1] dead vegetation,[1] fruit[citation needed] and grasses[citation needed].

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1421 Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis". Hants Moths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. ^ "Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. ^ a b c "Grease-Moth" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.


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