Aphomia zelleri

Aphomia zelleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Aphomia
Species:	A. zelleri
Binomial name
	Aphomia zelleri; (de Joannis, 1932)
Synonyms
	Melissoblaptes zelleri de Joannis, 1932; Melissoblaptes bipunctanus bipunctanus J. Curtis, 1828; Melissoblaptes bipunctanus Zeller, 1848; Melissoblaptes bipunctanus var. decolor Caradja, 1910; Melissoblaptes bipunctanus var. sapozhnikovi Krulikovsky, 1909;

Aphomia zelleri is a species of snout moth in the genus Aphomia. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1932, and is known from Central Asia^[1] and most of Europe.^[2]

The wingspan is 19–27 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Brachythecium albicans and Ammophila species. They live in a vertical silken tube extending about 100 mm into the sand. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in the silken tube, just below the surface.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

External links

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

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