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INSECT FACTS |
Identification
The Mediterranean Flour Moth is a light brown moth with indistinct wavy dark bars across the wings. The hind wings have a fringe of scales on the trailing edge of each wing. The larva is a white caterpillar with a brown head.
Other Names
Flour moth, Pantry moth, Mill moth
Size
wing span 20mm - 22mm. length 10mm - 14mm. Larva length to 15mm.
Food
The Mediterranean Flour Moth is a pest of stored grain and flour products.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Pyralidae | | Genus: | Ephestia | | Species: | kuehniella | | Common Name: | Mediterranean Flour Moth |
Relatives in same Genus
Tobacco Moth (E. elutella)
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