Ephestia

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Phycitinae Scientific name Ephestia Higher classification Phycitini Order Butterflies and moths		Family Pyralidae Tribe Phycitini Phylum Arthropoda Rank genus

Lower classifications Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia elutella

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).

Ephestia Ephestia kuehniella eggs of the Indian flour moth

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.

Ephestia RP2 Mutation genetics in the flour moth Ephestia kuehniella

Diversity

Species of Ephestia include:

Ephestia abnormalella Ragonot, 1887

Ephestia animella K.Nupponen & Junnilainen, 1998

Ephestia callidella Guenée, 1845

Ephestia calycoptila Meyrick, 1935

Ephestia columbiella Neunzig, 1990

Ephestia cypriusella Roesler, 1965

Ephestia disparella Hampson, 1901

Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796) – cacao moth, tobacco moth, warehouse moth

Ephestia inquietella Zerny, 1932

Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller, 1879) – Mediterranean flour moth, Indian flour moth, mill moth

Ephestia laetella Rebel, 1907

Ephestia mistralella (Millière, 1874)

Ephestia parasitella Staudinger, 1859

Ephestia rectivitella Ragonot, 1901

Ephestia subelutellum (Ragonot, 1901)

Ephestia unicolorella Staudinger, 1881

Ephestia welseriella (Zeller, 1848)

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References

Ephestia Wikipedia

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