#2753 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Stored grain moth

🇳🇱 Bliksemlichtmot ·Aglossa caprealis

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © crgillette · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · CC BY 4.0
3. © sea-kangaroo · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Luigi Andena · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Anita Gould · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © mrright77 · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Luigi Andena · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Aglossa caprealis , the stored grain moth , is a moth species of the family Pyralidae. It is found globally, though its native range is presumably western Eurasia or nearby regions, as in other Aglossa species.

base stats

NL sightings 53iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,601iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).