meal moth, Pyralis farinalis  (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) - 5314001

meal moth
Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus)

Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: Forewings dark reddish brown ; median area is lighter in colour and olive-brown or even greenish; antemedial line is white, curving outward in the middle; white postmedial line is somewhat thickened near the costa, before curving outward and then back inward to reach the inner margin a short distance in from the anal angle; terminal line is also white; Australia: Victoria, Melbourne ex poultry farm buidling infestation.
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Image location: Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, Australia

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