Ancylosis oblitella

Ancylosis oblitella
Adult, pinned specimen of Ancylosis oblitella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ancylosis
Species:
A. oblitella
Binomial name
Ancylosis oblitella
(Zeller, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Ephestia oblitella Zeller, 1848

Ancylosis oblitella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again from July to August in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Chenopodium species.

References

  1. ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ UKmoths