The New International Encyclopædia/Grease-Moth

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GREASE-MOTH. A pyralid moth (Aglossa pinguinalis), with the fore wings grayish brown, clouded with a darker hue, and covered by two indented lines. The dark-hued larva feeds on greasy clothing, etc. Another species of Aglossa damages leather-bound books.