Ephestia mistralella

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.[2]

Ephestia mistralella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Ephestia[1]
Species:
E. mistralella
Binomial name
Ephestia mistralella
(Millière, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Euzophera mistralella Millière, 1874
  • Ephestia mistralella moebiusi Rebel, 1907

The wingspan is 14–22 mm.

The larvae feed on Empetrum species, including Empetrum nigrum.[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Arfaktablad om Ephestia mistralella (Milliere, 1874), kråkrismott


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