Genus Paralipsa Rank Species | ||
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Similar Black longicorn, Spondylis, Arcte, Homoneura, Adelphocoris |
237 paralipsa gularis
Paralipsa gularis, the stored nut moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in the South-East Asia and is an introduced species in Western Europe.
The wingspan is 21–32 mm. The male has a huge, silken tuft of golden hairs on the under side of the fore wing. It 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.
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