Myrmecozela ochraceella

Myrmecozela ochraceella
Myrmecozela ochraceella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Myrmecozela
Species: M. ochraceella
Binomial name
Myrmecozela ochraceella
(Tengström, 1848)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea ochraceella Tengstrom, 1848
  • Tinea perochraceella Doubleday, 1859
  • Myrmecozela extinctella Caradja, 1920

Myrmecozela ochraceella is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France and Spain.

A larval run formed from bits of stick in the ants' nest spun together with silk
Larva

The wingspan is 15-18 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on detritus in ant nests.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Hants Moths
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