| Aglossa | |
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| Adult Grease Moth (A. pinguinalis) Image by entomart.be |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyralinae |
| Tribe: | Pyralini |
| Genus: | Aglossa Latreille, 1796 |
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Numerous, see text |
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Aglossa is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. They are found mainly in western Eurasia, though some species have been introduced elsewhere.[1]
This genus is remarkable for the caterpillars, which in some species are able to feed on a wide range of materials that are not usually eaten by Lepidoptera larvae, such as dead insects, manure and straw. The caterpillars of other Aglossa (e.g. A. signicostalis) are myrmecophilous.[2]
Adults of the Grease Moth (A. cuprina) sometimes eat fats such as suet.
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