''Ephestia'' is a genus of small moths belonging to the family (biology), family Pyralidae. Some species are significant pest (organism), pests of dry plant produce, such as seeds and cereals. Best known among these are probably the Ephestia elutella, cacao moth (''E. elutella'') and the Mediterranean flour moth (''E. kuehniella''). The genus ''Cadra'' is closely related to ''Ephestia'' and might be a junior synonym. Several of these moths are variously assigned to one or the other genus, in particular in non-entomological sources.

Diversity

Species of ''Ephestia'' include:''Ephestia''.
Fauna Europaea. * ''Ephestia abnormalella'' Ragonot, 1887 * ''Ephestia animella'' K.Nupponen & Junnilainen, 1998 * ''Ephestia callidella'' Guenée, 1845 * ''Ephestia calycoptila'' Meyrick, 1935 * ''Ephestia columbiella'' Neunzig, 1990 * ''Ephestia cypriusella'' Roesler, 1965 * ''Ephestia disparella'' Hampson, 1901 * ''Ephestia elutella'' (Hübner, 1796) – cacao moth, tobacco moth, warehouse moth * ''Ephestia inquietella'' Zerny, 1932 * ''Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella'' (Zeller, 1879) – Mediterranean flour moth, Indian flour moth, mill moth * ''Ephestia laetella'' Rebel, 1907 * ''Ephestia mistralella'' (Millière, 1874) * ''Ephestia parasitella'' Staudinger, 1859 * ''Ephestia rectivittella'' Ragonot, 1901 * ''Ephestia subelutellum'' (Ragonot, 1901) * ''Ephestia unicolorella'' Staudinger, 1881 * ''Ephestia welseriella'' (Zeller, 1848)

References

Phycitini Pyralidae genera {{Phycitini-stub