Ectomyelois ceratoniae, the locust bean moth, more ambiguously known as "carob moth", is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Locust bean 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 kuehniella
- Ephestia elutella
- Laodamia faecella
- Pyla fusca
- Meroptera pravella
- Zophodia grossulariella
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Genus
- Ectomyelois
- Species
- Ectomyelois ceratoniae
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