Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Niphopyralis | |
Niphopyralis myrmecophila is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Roepke in 1916. It is found in Indonesia (Java).
The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are glossy snow-white, the forewings with indistinct black markings.
Larvae have been recorded living in the nests of ants of the Oecophylla genus.
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