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Ephestia unicolorella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Pyralidae

Genus
  
Ephestia

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Ephestia parasitella, Ephestia, Butterflies and moths, Gymnancyla canella, Tephris cyriella

Ephestia unicolorella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Staudinger in 1881, and is known from Iran, Turkey, Morocco, Azerbaijan and most of Europe.

The wingspan is 10–13 mm.

The larvae feed on dried plant matter.

Subspecies

  • Ephestia unicolorella unicolorella
  • Ephestia unicolorella woodiella Richards & Thomson, 1932 (Europe)
  • References

    Ephestia unicolorella Wikipedia