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Sphecioses

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tineidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
S. acignathus

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

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

References

Sphecioses Wikipedia


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