Biology:Ephestia mistralella

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Ephestia mistralella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia.[1] It was described by Pierre Millière in 1874, and is known from France , Germany , Denmark , Fennoscandia, Estonia, Latvia and the Iberian Peninsula.[2]

The wingspan is 14–22 mm.

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

References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Arfaktablad om Ephestia mistralella (Milliere, 1874), kråkrismott

Wikidata ☰ Q5382180 entry