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    Ancylosis oblitella

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    Ancylosis oblitella
    013433294 Ancylosis oblitella - Zeller, 1848.jpg
    Adult, pinned specimen of Ancylosis oblitella
    Scientific classification edit
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Family: Pyralidae
    Genus: Ancylosis
    Species:
    A. oblitella
    Binomial name
    Ancylosis oblitella
    (Zeller, 1848)[1]
    Synonyms
    • Ephestia oblitella Zeller, 1848

    Ancylosis oblitella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848.[1] It is found in most of Europe.[2]

    The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again from July to August in two generations per year.[3]

    The larvae feed on Chenopodium species.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
    2. ^ Fauna Europaea
    3. ^ UKmoths

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