False cacao moth

Ephestia unicolorella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was first described by Staudinger in 1881, and is known from Iran, Turkey, Morocco, Azerbaijan and most of Europe.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of False cacao 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 elutella
• Vitula edmandsii
• Cryptoblabes gnidiella
• Vitula serratilineella
• Glyptoteles leucacrinella
• Ephestiodes infimella

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pyralidae

Genus

Ephestia

Species

Ephestia woodiella

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