Paralipsa gularis (Zeller, 1877)
Stored Nut Moth
 (also known as Aphomia gularis)
GALLERIINAE,   PYRALIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Patrick Clement, Halesowen, U.K.)

The Caterpillars of this moth are pale brown with a dark brown head. The caterpillars are a world-wide pest on stored nuts.


female
(Photo: courtesy of Patrick Clement, Halesowen, U.K.)

The adult moths of this species are dimorphic. The females have grey-brown forewings, each with a large dark spot near the middle. The males have speckled pale grey forewings, each with a large pale patch in the middle containing some orange-brown markings and a black spot. The wingspan is about 2 cms.


male
(Photo: courtesy Onidiras, Cheonan, Korea)

The species originated in south-east Asia, but is been found across the world, including :

  • Canada,
  • Korea, and
  • United Kingdom.

    and has been introduced into Australia by accident, and now has been reported in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.


    female
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    Further reading :

    Philipp C. Zeller,
    Exotische Microlepidopteren,
    Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae,
    Volume 13 (1877), pp. 74-76.

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    (updated 18 October 2003, 13 May 2025)