Ancylolomia locupletellus
| Ancylolomia locupletellus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ancylolomia |
| Species: | A. locupletellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancylolomia locupletellus (Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1844) | |
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Ancylolomia locupletellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Kollar and Redtenbacher in 1844. It is found in India.[1]
Description
Wingspan is about 22mm in male and 34mm in female. Antennae of male with short uniseriate laminated branches, which is simple in female. Ground color of fore wings dark greyish. There are prominent white fascia on costa and below median nervure. The marginal band whitish. Hind wings pale fuscous with white margin.[2]
Larva feed on Frullania squarrosa, by bore in to the stem.
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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