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Definition of Ephestia elutella
1. Noun. Small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products.
Exact synonyms: Cacao Moth, Tobacco Moth
Generic synonyms: Pyralid, Pyralid Moth
Group relationships: Ephestia, Genus Ephestia
Generic synonyms: Pyralid, Pyralid Moth
Group relationships: Ephestia, Genus Ephestia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ephestia Elutella
Literary usage of Ephestia elutella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Larvæ of the British Butterflies and Moths by William Buckler (1901)
"Ephestia elutella.. Plate CLVI, fig. 5. A few eggs were received from Mr.
Barrett on the 20th of October, 1874. The egg is a roundish oval in shape, ..."
2. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1888)
"... Mr. WF Kirby had bred six males and one female from Ephestia elutella, Herr
Brischke obtained a male from Dioryctria ..."
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