Sphecioses

Sphecioses
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Sphecioses; D.R.Davis & M.M.Davis, 2007
Species:	S. acignathus
Binomial name
	Sphecioses acignathus; D.R.Davis & M.M.Davis, 2007

Sphecioses is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Sphecioses acignathus, which is found in Venezuela.

The case-bearing larva of this species is believed to feed primarily as a scavenger within the nests of certain social bees and wasps.[1]

References

Neotropical tineidae, V: A new genus and species of tineidae associated with social hymenoptera and re-examination of two poorly known genera with similar biology (Lepidoptera: Tineidae, Lyonetiidae)

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[1] Neotropical tineidae, V: A new genus and species of tineidae associated with social hymenoptera and re-examination of two poorly known genera with similar biology (Lepidoptera: Tineidae, Lyonetiidae)