Maryland Biodiversity Project - Large Tabby Moth (Aglossa pinguinalis)

Large Tabby Moth Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: Hodges #5516.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Pyralidae > Genus Aglossa Large Tabby Moth - Aglossa pinguinalis - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/6822

An introduced European species that tends to frequent farm outbuildings containing hay and cereal debris. The larvae are thought to subsist on seeds.

There are 5 records in the project database.

A Large Tabby Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/22/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Large Tabby Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Large Tabby Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Brady O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by brady_obrien via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Large Tabby Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/17/1990). Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

A Large Tabby Moth. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

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