Ancylodes lapsalis
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Ancylodes lapsalis is a species of snout moths
in the genus Ancylodes
. It was described by Walker, in 1859, and is known from Sri Lanka
and Australia
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Ancylodes
Ancylodes
Ancylodes is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot, in 1887, and is known from Spain, Libya, Iraq, Sri Lanka, as well as Australia.-Species:* Ancylodes bonhoti Hampson, 1901* Ancylodes dealbatella...
. It was described by Walker, in 1859, and is known from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.