Monoloxis flavicinctalis
| Monoloxis flavicinctalis | |
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| as Phalaena flavicinctalis from Sepp[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Monoloxis |
| Species: | M. flavicinctalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Monoloxis flavicinctalis (Sepp, 1852) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Monoloxis flavicinctalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Monoloxis. It was described by Jan Sepp in 1852, and is known from Suriname and Brazil.[3][4]
The caterpillars of this species make a cocoon was composed of the caterpillars' interwoven with threads of silk.[1][5] Approaching the time of metamorphosis, it makes a separate cocoon, composed of fragments of trimmed wood mixed with its excrement.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Sepp, J. (1852). Surinaamsche vlinders : naar het leven geteekend / Papillons de Surinam dessinés d'après nature (in Dutch). Vol. 3. pp. Plate 128. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.48616 – via BHL.
- ^ "Monoloxis flavicinctalis (Sepp, [1850])". insecta.pro. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ "Monoloxis". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ Annette Aeillo; M. Alma Solis (2003). "Defense mechanisms in Pyralidae and Choreutidae: fecal stalactites and escape holes, with remarks about cocoons, camouflage and aposematism" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 57 (3): 168–175. ISSN 0024-0966. Wikidata Q111460281.