Pyralis regalis explained

Pyralis regalis is a species of snout moth. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, the Benelux, Germany and Norway)^[1] east to Asia, including China, Cambodia,^[2] Myanmar, India, Russia, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.^[3]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm.^[4] Adults are on wing from June to September.

Larvae have been recorded in a wasp honeycomb in Japan.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205637/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442566 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=286214 Pyralis regalis - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
3. http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007034383/en A review of the tribe Pyralini Latreille (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae) from Korea
4. http://www.lepidoptera.se/arter/kungligt_ljusmott.aspx Swedish Moths