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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Ephestiodes |
Species: | E. gilvescentella
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Binomial name | |
Ephestiodes gilvescentella
Ragonot, 1887
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Synonyms | |
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Ephestiodes gilvescentella, the dusky raisin moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is native to North America, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Utah, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia. It was introduced to Hawaii by commerce.
The wingspan is 12–16 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on raisins, prunes, walnuts, cones and yeast.
Ephestiodes gilvescentella | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Ephestiodes |
Species: | E. gilvescentella
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Binomial name | |
Ephestiodes gilvescentella
Ragonot, 1887
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Synonyms | |
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Ephestiodes gilvescentella, the dusky raisin moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is native to North America, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Utah, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia. It was introduced to Hawaii by commerce.
The wingspan is 12–16 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on raisins, prunes, walnuts, cones and yeast.