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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Aglossa |
| Species: | A. cuprina
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| Aglossa cuprina (Zeller, 1872)
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Aglossa cuprina, the grease moth, is a snout moth, family Pyralidae, described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872.[1][2][3][4] The grease moth is closely related to the genus Pyralis,[5] and as a result, is usually associated with the meal moth, Pyralis farinalis.
Aglossa cuprina ingests grease produced by the bacteria that feed on decaying matter.[6]
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- ^ Clark, Dale. "Moths of Dallas County, Texas". 8 September 2008. 18 March 2009.
- ^ Entomological Society of Washington, Smithsonian Institution Dept. of Entomology. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Vol. 10. Washington D.C.: 1909. 25 January 2008. Google Books. pp. 97-217. 10 March 2009.
- ^ Brundage, Adrienne (March 23, 2009), Other Arthropods of Forensic Importance, vol. Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University Forensic Entomology Lecture.
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