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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> |
'''''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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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}}. |
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 [[Animal fat|animal fats]]<ref name=razowski>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ru/books?id=LmDmAAAAMAAJ& |title=Jozef Razowski, Lepidoptera of Poland, p. 130}</ref>, 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}}. |
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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 forewings are greyish brown clouded with a darker hue. They are covered by two indented lines.[3] The dark-hued larvae feed on animal fats[4], greasy clothing,[3] animal droppings,[1] dead vegetation,[1] fruit[citation needed] and grasses[citation needed].
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aglossa pinguinalis.
- ^ a b c "1421 Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis". Hants Moths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ a b c . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- ^ {{cite web|url=https://books.google.ru/books?id=LmDmAAAAMAAJ& |title=Jozef Razowski, Lepidoptera of Poland, p. 130}