Ancylolomia tentaculella

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Ancylolomia tentaculella
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Ancylolomiini
Genus: Ancylolomia
Species:
A. tentaculella
Binomial name
Ancylolomia tentaculella
(Hübner, 1796)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea tentaculella Hübner, 1796
  • Ancylolomia irakella Amsel, 1949
  • Palparia tentaculea (Haworth, 1811)
  • Ancylolomia tentalis (Hübner, [1825])

Ancylolomia tentaculella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe, Anatolia and the Middle East.

The wingspan is 30–34 mm. The moth flies from June to July in England; in Southern Europe they fly from June to September.[2]

The larvae feed on larger grasses.

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  2. ^ F. Slamka, Pyraloidea of Central Europe, Bratislava, 2010

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