Ephestia mistralella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ephestia.[1] It was described by Pierre Millière in 1874, and is known from France, Germany, Denmark, Fennoscandia, Estonia, Latvia and the Iberian Peninsula.[2]
| Ephestia mistralella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Ephestia |
| Species: | E. mistralella
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| Binomial name | |
| Ephestia mistralella (Millière, 1874)
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The wingspan is 14–22 mm.
The larvae feed on Empetrum species, including Empetrum nigrum.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Arfaktablad om Ephestia mistralella (Milliere, 1874), kråkrismott
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