Moths of North Carolina
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12 NC Records

Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879 - Mediterranean Flour Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PhycitinaeTribe: PhycitiniP3 Number: 80a0183 MONA Number: 6020.00
Species Status: "Easily confused with some Homoeosoma" (Scholtens, 2017)
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are apparently highly polyphagous, reported on a variety of crop plants including peanut, peppers, soybean, barley, rice, peas, rye, potato, wheat, and corn; but also on walnut, cherry, and oak (Robinson et al., 2010; Beadle & Leckie, 2018). - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Ephestia kuehniella - Mediterranean Flour Moth

Photos: 9

Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-05-03
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-03-04
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-10-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-10-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-02-15
Wake Co.
Comment: Perhaps E. kuhniella?
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-04-22
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-27
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-09-27
Guilford Co.
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