Spatulipalpia pectinatella
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Ancylosis pectinatella is a species of snout moths
in the genus Ancylosis
. It was described by Joannis in 1915, and is known from Mauritius
.
is preoccupied by the species described by Ragonot in 1887. This means the species described by Joannis needs to be renamed, but as of yet no replacement name has been given.
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 Ancylosis
Ancylosis
Ancylosis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Zeller, in 1839, and is known from South Africa, Uzbekistan, Spain, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Algeria, Tunisia, Russia, Israel, Palestine, Tinos, Australia, Seychelles, Afghanistan, the United States, Iraq, Namibia, Kazakstan, Iran, Mauritius,...
. It was described by Joannis in 1915, and is known from Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
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Taxonomy
The name Ancylosis pectinatellaAncylosis pectinatella
Ancylosis pectinatella is a species of snout moths in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Ragonot, in 1887, and is known from Uzbekistan, Spain and Turkey.The wingspan is about 22 mm....
is preoccupied by the species described by Ragonot in 1887. This means the species described by Joannis needs to be renamed, but as of yet no replacement name has been given.