Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1897

Ephestia fuscofasciella Ragonot, 1887, Ephestia gitonella Druce, 1896, Ephestia kuehniella alba Roesler, 1965, Ephestia kuehniella nigra Roesler, 1965, Homoeosoma ischnomorpha Meyrick, 1931
Stored products pest, mediterranean flour moth.

Declared Pest - s22(2)

Declared pests must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported, and may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms. They may also be subject to control and keeping requirements once within Western Australia.
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C3 - Management / Exempt

Organisms that should have some form of management applied that will alleviate the harmful impact of the organism, reduce the numbers or distribution of the organism or prevent or contain the spread of the organism.
  • Applicable area(s):
  • Whole of state

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pyralidae
Genus:Ephestia
Species:kuehniella

Author(s):

Zeller, 1897

See also

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