Aphomia Curvicostella
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''Aphomia curvicostella'' is a species of
snout moth The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family (biology), family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian Taxonomic rank, superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Cramb ...
in the genus ''
Aphomia ''Aphomia'' is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Some breed in the nests of Anthophila (bees and bumblebees), where their caterpillars are parasitic feeders of wax, honey and pollen. Species * '' Aphomia argentia'' Whalle ...
''. It was described by
Hans Zerny Hans Zerny (11 June 1887, in Vienna-Währing – 14 September 1945, in Vienna) was an Austrian entomologist best known for his studies of Lepidoptera. He studied zoology at the University of Vienna, where in 1911, he obtained his PhD. Afterwards, ...
in 1914. It is found in
Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
. The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm.


References

Moths described in 1914 Tirathabini Moths of Asia {{Galleriinae-stub