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The Mediterranean flour moth or mill moth (Ephestia kuehniella) [1] is a moth of the family Pyralidae. [2] It is a common pest of cereal grains, especially flour. This moth is found throughout the world, especially in countries with temperate climates. [3] It prefers warm temperatures for more rapid development, but it can survive a wide range ...
The term flour moth refers to certain small moths of the family Pyralidae (snout moths, waxmoths), whose caterpillars are a pest of flour: Ephestia kuehniella (Mediterranean flour moth, Indian flour moth) Plodia interpunctella (Indianmeal moth) These two are closely related. They can easily be distinguished by their forewing coloration: the ...
Ephestia is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Some species are significant pests of dry plant produce, such as seeds and cereals. Best known among these are probably the cacao moth (E. elutella) and the Mediterranean flour moth (E. kuehniella). The genus Cadra is closely related to Ephestia and might be a junior synonym.
Mediterranean flour moth, Indian flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella: Phycitinae) Grease moth ( Aglossa pinguinalis : Pyralinae ) – pest of suet and other oily food. Lesser cornstalk borer ( Elasmopalpus lignosellus : Phycitinae) – stalk pest of corn ( Zea mays ); tropical and subtropical Americas, introduced to the Hawaiian Islands.
The Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella), also spelled Indian meal moth and Indian-meal moth, is a pyraloid moth of the family Pyralidae. Alternative common names are hanger-downers , weevil moth , pantry moth , flour moth or grain moth .
Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796) (cacao moth, tobacco moth, warehouse moth) Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879 (Mediterranean flour moth, mill moth) Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832) (pulse pod borer moth) [3] Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) (greater wax moth, honeycomb moth) Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781) (cabbage webworm, Old ...
Pyralis farinalis, the meal moth, is a cosmopolitan moth of the family Pyralidae. Its larvae ( caterpillars ) are pests of certain stored foods, namely milled plant products. It is the type species of the genus Pyralis , and by extension of its entire tribe ( Pyralini ), subfamily ( Pyralinae ) and family.
The almond moth or tropical warehouse moth (Cadra cautella) is a small, stored-product pest. Almond moths infest flour , bran , oats , and other grains , as well as dried fruits . [ 1 ] It belongs to the family of snout moths ( Pyralidae ), and more specifically to the tribe Phycitini of the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae .