Aphomia zelleri

Aphomia zelleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Aphomia
Species: A. zelleri
Binomial name
Aphomia zelleri
(Joannis, 1932)[1]
Synonyms
  • Melissoblaptes zelleri Joannis, 1932
  • Melissoblaptes bipunctanus bipunctanus J. Curtis, 1828
  • Melissoblaptes bipunctanus Zeller, 1848
  • Melissoblaptes bipunctanus var. decolor Caradja, 1910
  • Melissoblaptes bipunctanus var. sapozhnikovi Krulikovsky, 1909

Aphomia zelleri is a species of snout moth in the genus Aphomia. It was described by Joannis in 1932, and is known from Central Asia[1] and most of Europe.[2]

The wingspan is 19–27 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Brachythecium albicans and Ammophila species. They live in a vertical silken tube extending about 100 mm into the sand. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in the silken tube, just below the surface.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
  4. ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium

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