The Mediterranean flour moth or mill moth (Ephestia kuehniella) is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is a common pest of cereal grains, especially flour. This moth is found throughout the world, especially in countries with temperate climates. It prefers warm temperatures for more rapid development, but it can survive a wide range of temperatures.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mediterranean Flour 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
- Vitula serratilineella
- Ectomyelois ceratoniae
- Vitula edmandsii
- Pyla fusca
- Ephestiodes gilvescentella
- Homoeosoma deceptorium
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Genus
- Ephestia
- Species
- Ephestia kuehniella
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