Stored grain moth
The stored grain moth is a moth you might meet in barns, sheds and farms. Its caterpillars are not fussy eaters at all. They eat old grain, hay, straw and even dung.
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Fun facts
Sometimes the caterpillars even eat fatty food like suet, lard and pork rind.
It now lives almost all over the world, but it probably first came from Europe or nearby.
The grown-up moths fly from June to August.
Over the years scientists have given it many different scientific names that are no longer used.
Most asked questions about Stored grain moth
?Is the stored grain moth harmful?
Not to people. Its caterpillars can eat stored grain and hay.
?What does the stored grain moth eat?
Its caterpillars eat old grain, hay, straw, plant waste and dung, and sometimes fat.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Aglossa caprealis
- Named by
- Hübner, 1809
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Pyralidae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia and Oceania
Where the facts come from
- Aglossa caprealis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Sarefo. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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