Pyralid-moth
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Aglossa cuprina
grease moth
Aglossa cuprina, commonly known as the grease moth, is a pyralid moth described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872. It is a widespread stored product pest whose larvae feed on dried grain products, while adults consume grease, suet, and butter. The species has gained attention in forensic entomology due to observations of adults feeding on human remains. Its life cycle is temperature-dependent, potentially spanning one to two years.
Cadra cautella
Almond moth, Tropical warehouse moth
Cadra cautella, commonly known as the almond moth or tropical warehouse moth, is a small stored-product pest in the family Pyralidae. It infests flour, bran, oats, and other grains, as well as dried fruits. The species is frequently confused with the Indian mealmoth (Plodia interpunctella) and Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella). Males exhibit specialized flight behavior in response to female sex pheromone plumes, maintaining upwind flight even at high pulse frequencies.
Ephestia kuehniella
Mediterranean Flour Moth, Mill Moth
Ephestia kuehniella is a small moth in the family Pyralidae and a major pest of stored cereal products, particularly flour. It is cosmopolitan in distribution, with established populations in temperate regions worldwide. The species thrives in warm conditions but tolerates a broad temperature range. Larvae are the destructive stage, feeding on milled grains and creating silk webbing that contaminates food products.
Peoria longipalpella
Long-palps Peoria Moth
Peoria longipalpella is a species of snout moth in the family Pyralidae, described by Ragonot in 1887. It is commonly known as the Long-palps Peoria Moth. The species has been assigned MONA/Hodges number 6042. It belongs to the subfamily Phycitinae, a diverse group of pyralid moths often associated with stored products and plant materials.
Phobus incertus
Phobus incertus is a species of pyralid moth in the subfamily Phycitinae, described by Heinrich in 1956. The genus Phobus belongs to the diverse snout moth family Pyralidae, a group characterized by their labial palps that project forward like a snout. Beyond its taxonomic placement and original description, specific biological information for this species remains undocumented in available literature.
Plodia
Indian meal moth (P. interpunctella), pantry moth, flour moth, grain moth, weevil moth
Plodia is a genus of snout moths in the family Pyralidae, subfamily Phycitinae, erected by Achille Guenée in 1845. The genus contains three species, with P. interpunctella (Indian meal moth) being the most economically significant as a cosmopolitan pest of stored food products. Adults are small moths with distinctive wing banding, while larvae infest grains, dried fruits, nuts, and other stored goods. The genus is notable for its association with human food storage environments worldwide.
Pococera maritimalis
Gray-banded Pococera Moth
Pococera maritimalis is a species of pyralid moth in the family Pyralidae, subfamily Epipaschiinae. It was described by McDunnough in 1939. The species is assigned MONA/Hodges number 5603. It belongs to a genus whose larvae are known to feed on tree foliage, particularly as leafrollers.
Sciota rubescentella
Sciota rubescentella is a small moth in the family Pyralidae, subfamily Phycitinae. The genus Sciota includes several leafroller species, with larvae that feed on various tree species. This species is part of a group of moths whose caterpillars are known prey for the Four-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens), which hunts them to provision its nest cells.
Stenopaschia trichopteris
Stenopaschia trichopteris is a species of pyralid moth described by Harrison G. Dyar in 1914. It belongs to the subfamily Epipaschiinae, a group of snout moths primarily found in tropical and subtropical regions. The genus Stenopaschia contains relatively few described species, and S. trichopteris remains poorly documented in scientific literature.
Tallula watsoni
Watson's Tallula Moth
Tallula watsoni is a species of pyralid moth in the family Pyralidae, first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1916. It is commonly known as Watson's tallula moth and is assigned MONA/Hodges number 5592. The species belongs to the subfamily Epipaschiinae within the Pyralidae family.