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Ephestia kuehniella
Mediterranean Flour Moth, Mill Moth
Ephestia kuehniella is a small moth in the family Pyralidae and a major pest of stored cereal products, particularly flour. It is cosmopolitan in distribution, with established populations in temperate regions worldwide. The species thrives in warm conditions but tolerates a broad temperature range. Larvae are the destructive stage, feeding on milled grains and creating silk webbing that contaminates food products.