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).
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.
Diversity
Species of Ephestia include:Ephestia Guenée, 1845. Afromoths.Ephestia. Fauna Europaea.
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 rectivittella Ragonot, 1901 Ephestia subelutellum (Ragonot, 1901) Ephestia unicolorella Staudinger, 1881 Ephestia welseriella (Zeller, 1848)
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