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Pyralidae 80a0674 – 5517   Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, [1809])              Stored Grain Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Detritophagous Cucurbitaceae Lauraceae Liliaceae Sapindaceae Xiphydriidae[Insecta].  Host genera: Detritophagous[omnivorous] Xiphidria[Insecta].  Host extended: furniture, nursery plants, woolens, and rug, ‘‘dead maple’’, dried white potato, several adults rear...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: caprealis (Hübner, [1809]) (Pyralis) - MONA 1983: 5517 aenalis (Costa, 1836) (Pyralis) capreolatus (Haworth, 1811) (Crambus) domalis Guenée, 1854 (Aglossa) enthealis (Hulst, 1886) (Tetralopha) incultella (Walker, 1866) (Acrobasis)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 24.37m; p. 185. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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