Meal Moth (Pyralinae at suppressed
Identification history
| Pyralis farinalis | 6 Sep 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Pyralis farinalis | 6 Sep 2025 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 6 Sep 2025 | MazzV |
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User's notes
A very small, fan-shaped moth with a very blunt, almost squared-off head, with the eyes on the sides. Mixed patterns on the wings in colours of dark grey, light grey, cream & white, with the top end of the abdomen in light tan.
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Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Pyralis farinalis
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Pyralis farinalis Scientific name
- Meal Moth (Pyralinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 704m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Asopia domesticalis
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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