62.063 BF1475  –  Pyralidae –  Phycitinae – Ephestia kuehniella – Mediterranean Flour Moth – (Zeller, 1879) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive – confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Pyralidae  >> Phycitinae
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ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Ephestia woodiella (Blushed Knot-horn)
Distribution:  (Last record: 7 May 2025 at South Wingfield )  –  An Adventive that is very rarely found out doors due to its reliance of warmth – Only two records both from 1972 – Ripley and a pupae supplied by the ministry of Agriculture South Wingfield 19/1/1972.
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  October /  –  Found anytime with exception to the winter period. Found in warehouses that store cereal products such as wheat, grain, bird food, oats etc. Moth Activity: Diurnal  Crepuscular  Cathemeral  – Rests on walls and windows of warehouses during the day Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 22mm
Food Plant: Found in warehouses that store cereal products such as wheat, grain, bird food, oats etc.
Last Recorded Year: 1972
Last Recorded By – DaNES
Last Recorded General Area – South Wingfield

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Distribution Map for Ephestia kuehniella

Found 1 records
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    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Ephestia kuehniella

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Monthly Records By Year: Ephestia kuehniella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Ephestia kuehniella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Ephestia kuehniella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Ephestia kuehniella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Ephestia kuehniella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
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Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
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Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Ephestia kuehniella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
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( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Ephestia kuehniella – 1 records available

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Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
South Wingfield areaSK35S19/01/19721Pupaevc57_danes_bc_data

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