Pyralis regalis

Pyralis regalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Pyralis
Species:	P. regalis
Binomial name
Pyralis regalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 17751
Synonyms
Pyralis pulchellalis Millière, 1873 Pyralis regalis sagarrai Leraut, 2005 Pyralis princeps Butler, 1889

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)² east to Asia, including China, Cambodia,³ Myanmar, India, Russia, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.⁴

The wingspan is 16–20 mm.⁵ Adults are on wing from June to September.

Larvae have been recorded in a wasp honeycomb in Japan.