Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00334
Ephestiodes gilvescentella
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About Ephestiodes gilvescentella
Ephestiodes gilvescentella is an introduced pyralid moth.
Natural history and identification
Ephestiodes gilvescentella is an introduced pyralid moth. The modern island-record paper documents Kauaʻi adults collected at light in Koaiʻe Valley near the Piwa exclosure area in 2021, at about 565 m. This provides a dated locality and collection method. An adult attracted to light is evidence of presence, but does not identify the larval substrate or prove that the adjacent plants were its food. Its reported island range extends beyond Kauaʻi.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. New Kauaʻi record reported in 2023.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Ephestiodes gilvescentella
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Ephestiodes gilvescentella is an introduced pyralid moth.