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Carob moth

Ectomyelois ceratoniae Zeller, 1839

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The carob moth (Ectomyelois ceratoniae) is a species in the family Pyralidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the carob moth

Weight
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the carob moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the carob moth as introduced in 6 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Swedeninvasive
  2. Austria
  3. Denmark
  4. Germany
  5. Netherlands
  6. Slovenia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the carob moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the carob moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPyralidae
  6. genusEctomyelois
  7. SpeciesEctomyelois ceratoniae Zeller, 1839

Synonyms Apomyelois ceratoniae, Apomyelois phoenicis, Ectomyelois ceratoniella, Ectomyelois dentilinella, Ectomyelois durandi, Ectomyelois oporedestella, Ectomyelois phoenicis, Ectomyelois pryerella, Ectomyelois psarella, Ectomyelois rivulalis, Ectomyelois tuerckheimiella, Ectomyelois zellerella, Euzophera zellerella, Heterographis rivulalis, Heterographis rivularis, Hypsipyla psarella, Laodamia durandi, Myelois ceratoniae, Myelois oporedestella, Myelois phoenicis, Myelois tuerckheimella, Myelois tuerckheimiella, Myelois tuerkheimiella, Phycis ceratoniella, Phycita dentilinella, Trachonitis pryerella

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Locust bean mothEnglish
  • عثة الخروبArabic
  • zavíječ rohovníkovýCzech
  • JohannesbrotmotteGerman
  • Polilla del AlgarroboSpanish
  • satokoisaFinnish
  • Phycide de la CaroubeFrench
  • עשנור החרובHebrew
  • イナゴマメマダラメイガJapanese
  • JohannesbroodmotDutch
  • Огнёвка рожковаяRussian
  • karatmottSwedish
  • Harnup GüvesiTurkish
  • 灰色角豆蛾Chinese
  • JohannisbrotmotteGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the carob moth

Other species in the same genus Ectomyelois.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the carob moth an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the carob moth as invasive in 1 country: Sweden. It lists it as introduced in 6 in all.

What kind of animal is the carob moth?

The carob moth (Ectomyelois ceratoniae) belongs to the family Pyralidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Carob moth (Ectomyelois ceratoniae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/carob-moth

MLA

“Carob moth (Ectomyelois ceratoniae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/carob-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{carob_moth_2026,
  title = {Carob moth (Ectomyelois ceratoniae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/carob-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}