Ephestia unicolorella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia.[1] It was first described by Staudinger in 1881, and is known from Iran, Turkey, Morocco, Azerbaijan and most of Europe.[2]

Ephestia unicolorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ephestia
Species:
E. unicolorella
Binomial name
Ephestia unicolorella
Synonyms
  • Xenephestia intermediella Amsel, 1961
  • Ephestia vitivora Filipjev, 1931
  • Ephestia woodiella Richards & Thomson, 1932
  • Heterographis bimaculatella D. Lucas, 1955

The wingspan is 10–13 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on dried plant matter.

Subspecies

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  • Ephestia unicolorella unicolorella
  • Ephestia unicolorella woodiella Richards & Thomson, 1932 (Europe)

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-01-03.