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Ephestia mistralella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ephestia

Ephestia mistralella

Similar
  
Phycitodes lacteella, Laodamia faecella, Eurhodope rosella, Pima boisduvaliella, Nephopterix angustella

Ephestia mistralella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Millière in 1874, and is known from France, Germany, Denmark, Fennoscandia, Estonia, Latvia and the Iberian Peninsula.

The wingspan is 14–22 mm.

The larvae feed on Empetrum species, including Empetrum nigrum.

References

Ephestia mistralella Wikipedia