Ancylolomia tentaculella

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

Ancylolomia tentaculella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
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])

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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