Ephestia welseriella

Ephestia welseriella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Zeller in 1848. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula north to France and Germany and east to Ukraine and southern Russia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Ephestia welseriella 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

• Pseudacrobasis tergestella
• Zophodia grossulariella
• Laetilia coccidivora
• Homoeosoma deceptorium
• Ephestia kuehniella
• Amyelois transitella

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pyralidae

Genus

Ephestia

Species

Ephestia welseriella

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