Ephestiodes gilvescentella

Ephestiodes gilvescentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Ephestiodes
Species:	E. gilvescentella
Binomial name
	Ephestiodes gilvescentella; Ragonot, 1887
Synonyms
	Ephestiodes nigrella Hulst, 1900;

Ephestiodes gilvescentella, the dusky raisin moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is native to North America, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Utah, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia. It was introduced to Hawaii by commerce.

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are light grayish-tan with irregular bands of brown scales across the middle of the forewings and near the apex.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on raisins, prunes, walnuts, cones and yeast.

External links[]

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
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