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title: "Dusky Raisin Moth"
description: "Ephestiodes gilvescentella — Insectes et araignées. Ephestiodes gilvescentella, the dusky raisin moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/dusky-raisin-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Dusky Raisin Moth

> Ephestiodes gilvescentella — Insectes et araignées. Ephestiodes gilvescentella, the dusky raisin moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae.

- Scientific name: *Ephestiodes gilvescentella*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 10311
- Wikidata: [Q5382189](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5382189)
- iNaturalist taxon: [219286](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/219286)

## Names

- en: Dusky Raisin Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (1389), CA (254), MX (93)

## Summary

Ephestiodes gilvescentella, the dusky raisin moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is native to North America, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Utah, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia. It was introduced to Hawaii by commerce.
The wingspan is 12–16 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on raisins, prunes, walnuts, cones and yeast.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephestiodes_gilvescentella

## Photo

![Dusky Raisin Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dusky-raisin-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ellyne Geurts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97323159

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dusky-raisin-moth?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).