Ancylosis nigripunctella

Ancylosis nigripunctella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Staudinger, in 1959.[1] It is found on Malta[2] and in Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Central Asia, Iran, Yemen and Turkey.[3]

Ancylosis nigripunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ancylosis
Species:
A. nigripunctella
Binomial name
Ancylosis nigripunctella
Synonyms
  • Myelois nigripunctella Staudinger, 1959
  • Heterographis wockeella Ragonot, 1887
  • Heterographis carnibasalis Hampson, 1896

The wingspan is about 16 mm.[4]

References
  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Afro Moths
  4. lepiforum.de


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