Pyralis farinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Meal Moth)

Interactions where Pyralis farinalis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitised by larva Hymenolepis diminuta Rat Tapeworm Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Hymenolepididae/Hymenolepis diminuta/Hymenolepis diminutarat tapewormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pyralidae/Pyralis farinalis/Pyralis farinalismeal mothlarva larva endoparasitises larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPyralis farinalis (Meal Moth)
GenusPyralis (a genus of pyralid moths)
TribePyralini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyPYRALINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyPYRALIDAE (pyralid moths)
SuperfamilyPYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth)

Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth):

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