Ephestia mistralella
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]
Ephestia mistralella | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Ephestia |
Species: | E. mistralella |
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Ephestia mistralella (Millière, 1874) | |
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The wingspan is 14–22 mm.
The larvae feed on Empetrum species, including Empetrum nigrum.[3]
References
- Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- Fauna Europaea
- Arfaktablad om Ephestia mistralella (Milliere, 1874), kråkrismott
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