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Stored nut moth

Paralipsa gularis (Zeller, 1877)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The stored nut moth (Paralipsa gularis) is a species in the family Pyralidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the stored nut moth

Weight
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the stored nut moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the stored nut moth as introduced in 8 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Chinainvasive
  2. Swedeninvasive
  3. Austria
  4. Denmark
  5. France
  6. Germany
  7. Japan
  8. Slovenia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the stored nut moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the stored nut moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPyralidae
  6. genusParalipsa
  7. SpeciesParalipsa gularis (Zeller, 1877)

Synonyms Aphomia gularis, Melissoblaptes gularis, Melissoblaptes tenebrosus, Paralipsa modesta, Paralipsa tenebrosus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Gwyfyn Cnau StôrWelsh
  • NotenmotDutch
  • kakaomottSwedish
  • Gwyfynod Cnau StôrWelsh

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stored nut moth

Other species in the same genus Paralipsa.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the stored nut moth an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the stored nut moth as invasive in 2 countries: China and Sweden. It lists it as introduced in 8 in all.

What kind of animal is the stored nut moth?

The stored nut moth (Paralipsa gularis) belongs to the family Pyralidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Stored nut moth (Paralipsa gularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stored-nut-moth

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BibTeX
@misc{stored_nut_moth_2026,
  title = {Stored nut moth (Paralipsa gularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stored-nut-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}