Biology:Ephestia welseriella
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Ephestia |
| Species: | E. welseriella
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| Binomial name | |
| Ephestia welseriella (Zeller, 1848)
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Ephestia welseriella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia.[1] It was described by Zeller in 1848. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula north to France and Germany and east to Ukraine and southern Russia .[2]
The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.[3]
The larvae feed in the bulbs of Allium species.
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Lot Moths and Butterflies
Wikidata ☰ Q5382185 entry
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