Myrmecozela ochraceella

Myrmecozela ochraceella
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M. ochraceella
Binomial name
Myrmecozela ochraceella
(Tengström, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Tinea ochraceella Tengström, 1848
  • Tinea perochraceella Doubleday, 1859
  • Myrmecozela extinctella Caradja, 1920

Myrmecozela ochraceella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France and Spain.

A larval run formed from bits of stick in the ants' nest spun together with silk
Larva

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The larvae feed on detritus in ant nests (Formica aquilonia, Formica lugubris and Formica rufa) .

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