Ephestia elutella, the cacao moth, tobacco moth or warehouse moth, is a small moth of the family Pyralidae. It is probably native to Europe, but has been transported widely, even to Australia. A subspecies is E. e. pterogrisella.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tobacco moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ephestia woodiella
- Vitula serratilineella
- Vitula edmandsii
- Ephestiodes gilvescentella
- Glyptoteles leucacrinella
- Ectomyelois ceratoniae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Genus
- Ephestia
- Species
- Ephestia elutella
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