Ancylolomia locupletellus

Ancylolomia locupletellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Vincenz Kollar and Ludwig Redtenbacher in 1844. It is found in India.[1]

Ancylolomia locupletellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Ancylolomia
Species:
A. locupletellus
Binomial name
Ancylolomia locupletellus
Synonyms
  • Chilo locupletellus Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1844

Description

The wingspan is about 22 mm in the male and 34 mm in the female. The antennae of the male have short uniseriate laminated branches, which are simple in the female. The ground color of the forewings is dark greyish. There are prominent white fascia on the costa and below the median nervure. The marginal band is whitish. Hindwings pale fuscous with a white margin.[2]

Larva feed on Frullania squarrosa by boring into the stem.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.