Ancylolomia tentaculella
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| image = Ancylolomia tentaculella 01.jpg
| genus = Ancylolomia
| species = tentaculella
| authority = (Hübner, 1796){{cite web|url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=global Pyraloidea database |publisher=Globiz.pyraloidea.org |date= |accessdate=2014-08-01}}
| display_parents = 3
| synonyms =
- Tinea tentaculella Hübner, 1796
- Ancylolomia irakella Amsel, 1949
- Palparia tentaculea (Haworth, 1811)
- Ancylolomia tentalis (Hübner, [1825])
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Ancylolomia tentaculella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.
Distribution
It is found in Southern and Central Europe, Anatolia and the Middle East.
Description
The wingspan is 30–34 mm.
(MHNT) Ancylolomia tentaculella - St Foy d'Aigrefeuille (France) - male dorsal.jpg|♂
(MHNT) Ancylolomia tentaculella - St Foy d'Aigrefeuille (France) - male ventral.jpg|♂ △
Biology
The moth flies from June to July in England; in Southern Europe they fly from June to September.F. Slamka, Pyraloidea of Central Europe, Bratislava, 2010
The larvae feed on larger grasses.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121005152105/http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1838 UKmoths]
- [http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Ancylolomia_Tentaculella Lepiforum.de]
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Category:Moths described in 1796
Category:Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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