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.[2]

Ephestia welseriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Ephestia[1]
Species:
E. welseriella
Binomial name
Ephestia welseriella
(Zeller, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Myelois welseriella Zeller, 1848
  • Myelois tephrinella Lederer, 1870

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.[3]

The larvae feed in the bulbs of Allium species.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Lot Moths and Butterflies


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