Ephestia elutella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)
MOTH INFO
Ephestia elutella is a moth of the family Pyralidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)
Tinea elutella (Hübner, 1796)
Tinea aquella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Phycis elutea (Haworth, 1811)
Phycis semirufa (Haworth, 1811)
Phycis angusta (Haworth, 1811)
Phycis rufa (Haworth, 1811)
Hyphantidium sericarium (Scott, 1859)
Ephestia roxburghii (Gregson, 1873)
Ephestia infumatella (Ragonot, 1887)
Homoeosoma affusella (Ragonot, 1888)
Ephestia icosiella (Ragonot, 1888)
Ephestia amarella (Dyar, 1904)
Ephestia uniformata (Dufrane, 1942)
Common name
Tobacco Moth, Cacao Moth, Warehouse Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Ephestia
Wingspan
14-20 mm
Habitat
Warehouses, farm buildings, and their surroundings.
Food plant
Pest species in warehouses feed on stored materials, especially cacao and tobacco, and a range of others, i.e.cereals.
Flight period
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Notes
It is commonly mistaken for Cadra figulilella and other Ephestia species and is generally separable only by genitalia dissection—doubtful identification.
