A scarce and local species found in buildings, warehouses, animal shelters etc where the larvae feed on a variety of foodstuffs.

Note Identification from photographs is not reliable and dissection is recommended to separate from other Ephestia species.

Verification Grade Comment: Dissection needed

	Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 24 (17%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1877.
Last Recorded in 2023.
(Data up to end 2023)