Pyralis lienigialis
Species of moth
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Pyralis lienigialis, the northern meal moth, is a species of snout moth. It is found in France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, Moldavia and Romania.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Pyralis |
| Species: | P. lienigialis |
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The wingspan is 22–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.[3]
The larvae are thought to feed on stored cereals such as barley and hay.