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Pyralidae 80a0183 – 6020   Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879              Mediterranean Flour Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: kuehniella Zeller 1879 (Ephestia) - MONA 1983: 6020 alba Roesler 1966 (Ephestia) fuscofasciella Ragonot 1887 (Ephestia) gitonella Druce 1896 (Ephestia) ischnomorpha Meyrick 1931 (Homoeosoma) nigra Roesler 1966 (Ephestia)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Neunzig, H. H., 1990. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3, p. 107; pl. 1.58-60, 4.38-39. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 26.31f, 26.32f; p. 197. Book Review and ordering Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, 1-20 - PDF. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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