Niphopyralis myrmecophila
| Niphopyralis myrmecophila | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Niphopyralis |
| Species: | N. myrmecophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Niphopyralis myrmecophila (Roepke, 1916) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Niphopyralis myrmecophila is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Roepke in 1916. It is found in Indonesia (Java).[1]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are glossy snow-white, the forewings with indistinct black markings.
Larvae have been recorded living in the nests of ants of the Oecophylla genus.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ repository.naturalis.nl
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