Ancylolomia palpella

Ancylolomia palpella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ancylolomia[1]
Species: A. palpella
Binomial name
Ancylolomia palpella
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea palpella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Ancylolomia palpella var. sovinskyi Krulikovsky, 1909
  • Ancylolomia palpella gracilella Caradja, 1916
  • Ancylolomia palpigeralis Hübner, 1825
  • Ancylolomia palpella syriaca Rebel, 1911
  • Ancylolomia affinis Rothschild, 1921
  • Ancylolomia syriaca var. mesopotamica Rebel, 1918

Ancylolomia palpella is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Ukraine, Russia,[2] Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Central Asia.[3]

The wingspan is 31–36 mm for males and 34–45 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to October in two generations per year.[4]

The larvae feed in the stems of various grasses within a silken gallery. Pupation takes place in a cocoon covered in grass detritus.

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