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).
The genus Cadra is closely related to Ephestia and might be a junior synonym. Several of these moths are variously assigned to one or the other genus, in particular in non-entomological sources.
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The Mediterranean flour moth or mill moth (Ephestia kuehniella) is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is a common pest of cereal grains, especially flour...
Ephestia animella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Kari Nupponen and Jari Junnilainen in 1998 and is known from Russia...
Indian mealmoth (Plodia interpunctella) or the Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella), which are also common pantry pests in the same subfamily....
Ephestia disparella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in southern Europe. Ephestia...
Ephestia cypriusella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Roesler in 1965, and is known from Cyprus, Greece and Turkey...
Ephestia abnormalella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887, and is known from Uzbekistan....
Ephestia inquietella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Hans Zerny, in 1932. It is found in Morocco and Spain. Ephestia...
Ephestia columbiella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 1990 and is known from North America...
"Information Transmission during Intra- and Interspecific Courtship In Ephestia Elutella and Cadra Figulilella." Journal of Insect Behavior 3.5 (1990):...
Ephestia rectivittella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Ragonot in 1901, and is known from Madagascar. "GlobIZ search"...
India. It is also not to be confused with the Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella), another common pest of stored grains. P. interpunctella larvae...
Ephestia parasitella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Staudinger in 1859, and is known from Spain, France, the Benelux...
Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pyralidae Genus: Homosassa Species: H. ella Binomial name Homosassa ella (Hulst, 1887) Synonyms Ephestia ella Hulst, 1887...
described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is sometimes placed in the genus Ephestia, by considering Hyphantidium as a synonym. It is found in Fiji and probably...
Ephestia welseriella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Zeller in 1848. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula north...
Ephestia mistralella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Pierre Millière in 1874, and is known from France, Germany...
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