Ephestia unicolorella

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Ephestia unicolorella
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E. unicolorella
Binomial name
Ephestia unicolorella
Staudinger, 1881
Synonyms
  • Xenephestia intermediellaAmsel, 1961
  • Ephestia vitivoraFilipjev, 1931
  • Ephestia woodiellaRichards & Thomson, 1932
  • Heterographis bimaculatellaD. Lucas, 1955

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. [2]

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on dried plant matter.

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Ephestia elutella Species of moth

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<i>Ephestia</i> Genus of moths

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<i>Cadra</i> genus of insects

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<i>Cadra calidella</i> Species of moth

Cadra calidella, the dried fruit or date moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Cadra and commonly mistaken for the species Cadra figulilella. It thrives in warmer conditions and is found primarily in Mediterranean countries, although it can also be found in Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Transcaucasia, Caucasus, and the western part of Russia. It feeds on dried fruits, carobs, nuts and seeds, hence earning its colloquial name. This diet damages the food industry, and it is a common storage pest. Because of this, much research has been done to study ways to limit its reproduction rate and population size. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1845.

<i>Ephestia disparella</i> Species of moth

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 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.

<i>Ephestia mistralella</i> Species of moth

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.

<i>Ephestia parasitella</i> Species of moth

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, Croatia and Russia.

Ephestia rectivittella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Ragonot in 1901, and is known from Madagascar.

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 to France and Germany and east to Ukraine and southern Russia.

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, including Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and West Virginia.

<i>Oreana unicolorella</i> species of insect

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<i>Eulamprotes unicolorella</i> species of insect

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Tirathaba unicolorella is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Bhutan and India (Assam).

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-01-03.