Ephestiodes erythrella

Ephestiodes erythrella is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887. It is native to North America, where it is found from Texas and Ontario westward, including British Columbia, California and Utah. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

Ephestiodes erythrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Ephestiodes
Species:
E. erythrella
Binomial name
Ephestiodes erythrella
Ragonot, 1887
Synonyms
  • Ephestiodes coloradella (Hulst, 1900)
  • Ephestiodes benjaminella Dyar, 1905

The wingspan is about 13–16 mm.

  • Images at the Moth Photographers Group of Mississippi State University


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