Niphopyralis myrmecophila

Niphopyralis myrmecophila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Niphopyralis
Species:
N. myrmecophila
Binomial name
Niphopyralis myrmecophila
(Roepke, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Wurthia myrmecophila Roepke, 1916

Niphopyralis myrmecophila is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Roepke in 1916. It is found in Indonesia (Java).[1]

The wingspan is about 22 mm.

Larvae have been recorded living in the nests of ants of the genus Oecophylla.[2]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ repository.naturalis.nl


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