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Myrmecozela ochraceella

Myrmecozela ochraceella
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Myrmecozela
Species: M. ochraceella
Binomial name
Myrmecozela ochraceella
(Tengström, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Tinea ochraceella Tengström, 1848
  • Tinea perochraceella Doubleday, 1859
  • Myrmecozela extinctella Caradja, 1920

Myrmecozela ochraceella is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France and Spain.

The wingspan is 15–18 mm.

The larvae feed on detritus in ant nests.



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