Ephestiodes infimella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ephestiodes
Species:
E. infimella
Binomial name
Ephestiodes infimella
Ragonot, 1887
Ephestiodes infimella, Size: 7.1 mm
Ephestiodes infimella, Size: 6.1 mm

Ephestiodes infimella is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887. It is native to North America, where it is mostly found in the eastern United States from Maryland to Florida, west to Texas, north to southern Ontario. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

The wingspan is about 11 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September in Maryland.

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