Paralipsa gularis

Paralipsa gularis
	Paralipsa gularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Paralipsa
Species:	P. gularis
Binomial name
	Paralipsa gularis; (Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
	Metissoblaptes gularis Zeller, 1877; Aphomia gularis; Paralispa modesta Butler, 1879; Melissoblaptes tenebrosus Butler, 1879;

Paralipsa gularis, the stored nut moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Southeast Asia and is an introduced species in Western Europe.

The wingspan is 21–32 mm. The male has a silken tuft of golden hairs on the underside of the forewing, which arises from near the base and, when not expanded, lies in an elongate, sac-like fold along the fore edge of the wing.

The caterpillars feed on stored nuts and seeds like walnut, almond, soybean and flax.

External links[]

"Stored Nut Moth Paralipsa gularis". UKMoths. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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