Ancylosoma

Ancylosoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ancylosoma
Roesler, 1973[1]
Species: A. substratellum
Binomial name
Ancylosoma substratellum
(Christoph, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Myelois substratella Christoph, 1877

Ancylosoma is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Roesler, in 1973, and contains the species A. substratellum.[1] It was described from Turkmenistan, but is also known from Romania and Russia.[2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. "lepiforum.de". lepiforum.de. Retrieved 2011-10-07.


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