Niphopyralis myrmecophila is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Roepke in 1916. It is found in Indonesia (Java).[1]
| Niphopyralis myrmecophila | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Niphopyralis |
| Species: | N. myrmecophila
|
| Binomial name | |
| Niphopyralis myrmecophila (Roepke, 1916)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The wingspan is about 22 mm.
Larvae have been recorded living in the nests of ants of the genus Oecophylla.[2]
References
edit- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ repository.naturalis.nl
_Ancylolomia_tentaculella_-_St_Foy_d%27Aigrefeuille_(France)_-_male_dorsal.jpg){kind=small} | This Crambidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |