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Rice moth

Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1866)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The rice moth (Corcyra cephalonica) is a species in the family Pyralidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the rice moth

Weight
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Length
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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 rice moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the rice moth as introduced in 9 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Swedeninvasive
  2. Austria
  3. Denmark
  4. Ecuador
  5. France
  6. Germany
  7. Japan
  8. United States
  9. Venezuela

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 rice 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 rice moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPyralidae
  6. genusCorcyra
  7. SpeciesCorcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1866)

Synonyms Anerastia lineata, Aphomia cephalonica, Aphomia oeconomellus, Aphomia theobromae, Aphomia translineella, Corcyra translinealla, Corcyra translineella, Melissoblaptes cephalonica, Melissoblaptes oeconomellus, Tineopsis theobromae

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Gwyfyn ReisWelsh
  • RijstmotDutch
  • korintmottSwedish
  • Gwyfynod ReisWelsh

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rice moth

Other species in the same genus Corcyra.

CompareRice moth vs Corcyra nidicolella

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the rice moth an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the rice moth as invasive in 1 country: Sweden. It lists it as introduced in 9 in all.

What kind of animal is the rice moth?

The rice moth (Corcyra cephalonica) 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). Rice moth (Corcyra cephalonica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rice-moth

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BibTeX
@misc{rice_moth_2026,
  title = {Rice moth (Corcyra cephalonica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rice-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}