Sphecioses

Sphecioses is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Sphecioses acignathus, which is found in Venezuela.

Sphecioses
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Genus:
Sphecioses

D.R.Davis & M.M.Davis, 2007
Species:
S. acignathus
Binomial name
Sphecioses acignathus
D.R.Davis & M.M.Davis, 2007

The case-bearing larva of this species is believed to feed primarily as a scavenger within the nests of certain social bees and wasps.[1]

References
  1. 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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