Family: Pyralidae

62.064 Cacao Moth Ephestia elutella

There are 6 county records of 8 individuals from 6 different sites. First recorded in 1872.

Individual records comprise of: [8 Adult] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

Jul
5
Sep
3

Earliest: 08 Jul 2014 - Latest:

Historical Abundance

2020
1
2014
1
1984
3
1963
2
1898
0
1872
1

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
4 (6)
VC68
2 (2)

Status Grade 4

Larval food plants

21. Decaying vegetable matter
23. Dried goods
24. Cereals
25. Grain
9. Dried Fruit
Cocoa Theobroma cacao
Tobacco Nicotiana tabacum

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