False Cacao Moth vs Mediterranean flour moth

Ephestia woodiella compared with Ephestia kuehniella

Key Differences

• False Cacao Moth is Not Evaluated while Mediterranean flour moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Cacao Moth	Mediterranean flour moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family same	Pyralidae	Pyralidae
Genus same	Ephestia	Ephestia
Species	Ephestia woodiella	Ephestia kuehniella

Evolutionary Relationship

False Cacao Moth and Mediterranean flour moth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ephestia.

Conservation Status

False Cacao Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Mediterranean flour moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Cacao Moth	Mediterranean flour moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Cacao Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Mediterranean flour moth

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (31 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark