Aglossa cuprina

Aglossa cuprina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Aglossa
Species:
A. cuprina
Binomial name
Aglossa cuprina
(Zeller, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis cuprina Zeller, 1872

Aglossa cuprina, the grease moth, is a snout moth, family Pyralidae, described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872.[1][2][3][4] The grease moth is closely related to the genus Pyralis,[5] and as a result, is usually associated with the meal moth, Pyralis farinalis.

Aglossa cuprina ingests grease produced by the bacteria that feed on decaying matter.[6]

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