TL: South Europe
13-20 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
CatalàAlucita 
ČeskyMakadlovka obilná 
DeutschGetreide-Palpenfalter DeutschGetreidemotte 
EnglishAngoumois Grain Moth 
FrançaisAlucite des céréales 
ItalianoTignola del grano 
MagyarMezei gabonamoly 
NederlandsGraanmot 
PolskiSkośnik zbożowiaczek 
PortuguêsTraça-dos-cereais 
SlovenčinaPsota obilná 
SlovenščinaKoruzni molj 
SvenskaMajsmal 
РусскийМоль зерновая РусскийМоль хлебная 
УкраїнськаЗернова міль 
ქართულიმარცვლეულის ჩრჩილი 
日本語バクガ 
العربيةفراشة الحبوب
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Oryza sativa Asian rice Poaceae Pennisetum glaucum Pearl millet Poaceae Sorghum bicolor Durra Poaceae Triticum Wheat Poaceae Zea mays Maize
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Alucita cerealella Olivier, 1789 Sitotroga hordei Beckmann, 1790 Tinea hordei Kirby, 1815 Gelechia arctella Walker, 1864 Gelechia coarctatella Zeller, 1877 Gelechia melanarthra Lower, 1900 Aristotelia ochrescens Meyrick, 1938
- Links
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Language Website Authors Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins Butterflies and Moths of North America Lepiforum e. V. North American Moth Photographers Group Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis UK Moths Ian Kimber
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