Ephestia parasitella

Ephestia parasitella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia. It was described by Staudinger in 1859, and is known from Spain, France, the Benelux, Croatia and Russia.[2]

Ephestia parasitella
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E. parasitella
Binomial name
Ephestia parasitella

The wingspan is 14–20 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from April to September.

The larvae live in a silken cocoon and feed on dry vegetable matter, including dry berries and dead stems of ivy. The species hibernates in the cocoon and pupation also takes place within during spring.[4]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Lot Moths and Butterflies
  4. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2012-01-03.


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