Aphomia poliocyma
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Aphomia poliocyma is a species of snout moths
in the genus Aphomia
. It was described by Turner in 1937, and is known from Australia
(it was described from Sydney).
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 Turner in 1937, 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...
(it was described from Sydney).