Elegia similella
Seq # 490410010
Ephestia kuehniella

Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796) Species

Last modified: Oct. 28, 2023, 1:25 p.m.

Status is insufficiently known since this genus is best checked for genitalia to avoid confusion with other members, especially Ephestia woodiella, which is very common.
Distribution after 2004 is based only on specimens examined for genitalia.
Believed to be a very rare and local species in Belgium, often found indoors.

Details

Classification
Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Ephestia > Species: Ephestia elutella
Vernacular names
Cacaomot (NL), Cacao Moth (EN), Kakaomotte (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 23. view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Bionomics

It hibernates as a larva in a cocoon and pupates there during spring.
The adults are active at night and come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from late April till October.

Observed on

Substrates:
Stored products (grain, rice, nuts, etc.)

The larva is polyphagous on all kinds of stored materials, especially on cacao and tobacco, but also on other stored cereals. It can be sometimes a pest of stored products, especially in warehouses.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg