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''Monoloxis flavicinctalis'' is a species of
''Monoloxis flavicinctalis'' 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 ''Monoloxis
''Monoloxis'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by George Hampson
Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist.
Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and Exeter Colleg ...
''. It was described by Jan Sepp in 1852, and is known from Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
and Brazil
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.
The caterpillars of this species make a cocoon was composed of the caterpillars' interwoven with threads of silk. Approaching the time of metamorphosis, it makes a separate cocoon, composed of fragments of trimmed wood mixed with its excrement.
References
Moths described in 1850 Chrysauginae {{Chrysauginae-stub