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]

Aphomia zelleri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Aphomia
Species:
A. zelleri
Binomial name
Aphomia zelleri
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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
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