Reddish Ephestiodes Moth (Ephestiodes infimella)

Reddish Ephestiodes Moth, a reference photo — Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Ephestiodes infimella is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887. It is native to North America, where it is mostly found in the eastern United States from Maryland to Florida, west to Texas, north to southern Ontario. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Reddish Ephestiodes 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

Ephestiodes gilvescentella
Ephestia elutella
Ephestia woodiella
Atheloca subrufella

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ephestiodes
Species: Ephestiodes infimella

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