Aphomia erumpens
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Aphomia erumpens is a species of snout moths
in the genus Aphomia
. It was described by T.P. Lucas in 1898, and is known from Australia
(Queensland
).
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Aphomia
Aphomia
Aphomia is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Some breed in the nests of Anthophila , where their caterpillars are parasitic feeders of wax, honey and pollen.-Selected species:...
. It was described by T.P. Lucas in 1898, and is known from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
).