Myrmecozela ochraceella

Myrmecozela ochraceella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Myrmecozela
Species:	M. ochraceella
Binomial name
	Myrmecozela ochraceella; (Tengström, 1848)
Synonyms
	Tinea ochraceella Tengström, 1848; Tinea perochraceella Doubleday, 1859; Myrmecozela extinctella Caradja, 1920;

Myrmecozela ochraceella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France and Spain.

A larval run formed from bits of stick in the ants' nest spun together with silk

Larva

The wingspan is 15–18 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on detritus in ant nests.

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