Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879

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Higher taxa:	Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Ephestia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Zeller, 1879
Citation:	Ephestia Kühniella n. sp.
Original genus:	Ephestia
Publication:	Zeller P. C. 1879. Lepidopterologische Bemerkungen.
Journal:	Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung
Volume:	40
Issue:
Pagination:	466–471
Name(English):	Mediterranean flour moth

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879	Lectotype	♂	NHMUK	Lectotype ♂, genitalia slide 9342♂, designated by R.-U. Roesler (1973: 618), NHMUK.	Germany	Germany, Halle, e.l. 04.vii.1877, leg. Kühn.	Roesler R.-U. 1973. Phycitinae. Trifine Acrobasiina. – In: Amsel, H. G., Gregor, F. & Reisser, H. (eds.) Microlepidoptera Palaearctica. page 466–471

Distribution note:

Native to India, reached Europe by 1877 in imported American wheat, now cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions (Picker & Griffiths 2011: 123).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879	Madagascar		Viette P. 1990a. Faune de Madagascar. Supplément 1. Liste récapitulative des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Madagascar. page 80
Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Tristan da Cunha	Viette P. 1952b. Results of the Norwegian scientific expedition to Tristan da Cunha 1937–1938. Lepidoptera. page 2
Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879	Saudi Arabia		Roesler R.-U. 1973. Phycitinae. Trifine Acrobasiina. – In: Amsel, H. G., Gregor, F. & Reisser, H. (eds.) Microlepidoptera Palaearctica. page 619
Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879	South Africa		Picker M. D. & Griffiths Ch. 2011. Alien & invasive animals. A South African perspective. page 123
Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879	Yemen	Socotra	Rebel H. 1907a. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. page 104

Plant note:

Biology see G. C. Ullyett & J. S. Van der Merwe (1947).

Ullyett G. C. & van der Merwe J. S. 1947. Some factors influencing population growth of Ephestia kühniella Zell. (Lep., Phycitid).

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL
Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879	Habrobracon hebetor	Braconidae		Johnson W. G. 1895. A new parasite of the mediterranean flour moth, Epheitia [sic] kurhuirela [sic] Zell. page 324
Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879	Venturia canescens	Ichneumonidae		Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. page 19

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Ephestia alba Roesler, 1973	Roesler, 1973	species	Misapplied	Ephestia alba
Ephestia fuscofasciella Ragonot, 1887	Ragonot, 1887	species	Synonym	Ephestia fuscofasciella
Ephestia gitonella Druce, 1896	Druce, 1896	species	Synonym	Ephestia gitonella
Ephestia huchinella Craveri, 1915	Craveri, 1915	species	Misapplied	Ephestia huchinella
Ephestia ischnomorpha (Meyrick, 1931)	(Meyrick, 1931)	species	Synonym	Homoeosoma ischnomorpha
Ephestia kuchinella Bolle, 1921	Bolle, 1921	species	Misapplied	Ephestia kuchinella
Ephestia kuehniela d'Utra, 1901	d'Utra, 1901	species	Misapplied	Ephestia kuehniela
Ephestia kuehniella Froggat, 1912	Froggat, 1912	species	Misapplied	Ephestia kuehniella
Ephestia kuhmiella Poulton, 1888	Poulton, 1888	species	Misapplied	Ephestia kuhmiella
Ephestia kuhniella Adkin, 1892	Adkin, 1892	species	Misapplied	Ephestia kuhniella
Ephestia kurhuirela Johnson, 1895	Johnson, 1895	species	Misapplied	Ephestia kurhuirela
Ephestia lunella Noel, 1904	Noel, 1904	species	Misapplied	Ephestia lunella
Ephestia nigra Roesler, 1973	Roesler, 1973	species	Misapplied	Ephestia nigra