Ancylolomia tentaculella

Ancylolomia tentaculella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.

Ancylolomia tentaculella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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])

Distribution

It is found in Southern and Central Europe, Anatolia and the Middle East.

Description

The wingspan is 30–34 mm.

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Biology

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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