Species Account for Pyralis farinalis
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Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) 62.072
Meal Moth
Lepidoptera: micromoths: Pyralidae
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Taxonomic group: micro moths (Lepidoptera: micromoths) - County data
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Adult:
Adult: Distinctive
Records: 1007
First Record: 1980
Latest Record: 2024
1992-on hectads: 46
Pre-1992 hectads: 6
Total hectads: 46
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Meal Moth 14-08-2020
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Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 461 records with habitat information)
Broad subhabitat Data (based on 2 records with subhabitat information)
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 1007 records with habitat detail and method information)
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