62.063 BF1475 - Pyralidae - Phycitinae - Ephestia kuehniella - Mediterranean Flour Moth

62.063 BF1475 - Pyralidae - Phycitinae - Ephestia kuehniella - Mediterranean Flour Moth - Zeller, 1879

Adult Micro: CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Pyralidae

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ID Difficulty: amber

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Confusion Species: Ephestia woodiella (Blushed Knot-horn)

Distribution: (Last record: 1972 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 April 2025 by TD ***

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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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