Forewing Length: 11-14mm, Wingspan: 18-30mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Imago
?	September - May	May - July	June - August (Earliest: 27.6)

Biotopes:	Buildings
Food: (Larva)	Stored Flour and Grain
Parasitoids:	Hypsicera curvator Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae

Lepidoptera of Belgium: Pyralis farinalis
Pyralis farinalis
Nature Spot: Meal Moth - Pyralis farinalis
Insektenbox: Mehlzünsler

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