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Flour-moths
Ephestia
Ephestia is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Some species are significant pests of dry plant produce, such as seeds and cereals. Best known among these are probably the cacao moth (E. elutella) and the Mediterranean flour moth (E. kuehniella).
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first
false cacao moth
speciesEphestia woodiella
Mediterranean Flour Moth
speciesEphestia kuehniella
Tobacco moth
speciesEphestia elutella
Ephestia welseriella
speciesEphestia welseriella
Ephestia columbiella
speciesEphestia columbiella
Ephestia disparella
speciesEphestia disparella
Ephestia parasitella
speciesEphestia parasitella
Ephestia unicolorella
speciesEphestia unicolorella
Ephestia mistralella
speciesEphestia mistralella
Ephestia inquietella
speciesEphestia inquietella
Ephestia abnormalella
speciesEphestia abnormalella
Ephestia fredi
speciesEphestia fredi
Ephestia cypriusella
speciesEphestia cypriusella
Ephestia animella
speciesEphestia animella
Ephestia laetella
speciesEphestia laetella
Ephestia gilvella
speciesEphestia gilvella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 173565.