Stats

Lifespan

2-12 months

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Western Eurasia

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

This moth lives in dark, sheltered spaces across Eurasia and beyond. Its larvae survive by consuming dry, decaying plant matter and moldy grain remnants.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A tiny ribbed egg laid on the underside of a host-plant leaf, hatching within days.
2. 2.
   caterpillar

   A voracious caterpillar feeds and molts through several instars, growing rapidly.
3. 3.
   cocoon

   A silk cocoon spun in leaf litter or soil while the body remodels into a winged adult.
4. 4.
   moth

   A winged adult with feathery antennae and scaled wings, most active after dark.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pyralidae

Genus

Aglossa

Species

Aglossa caprealis