''Sphecioses'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s belonging to the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Tineidae. It contains only one species, ''Sphecioses acignathus'', which is found in

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. The case-bearing larva of this species is believed to feed primarily as a scavenger within the nests of certain social bees and wasps.Neotropical tineidae, V: A new genus and species of tineidae associated with social hymenoptera and re-examination of two poorly known genera with similar biology (Lepidoptera: Tineidae, Lyonetiidae)
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Tineidae Monotypic moth genera Moths of South America Tineidae genera {{Tineidae-stub