Amydria anceps explained

Amydria anceps is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Mexico.

It is unusual in that its caterpillars actually eat the discarded fungus culture grown by leaf-cutter ants, Atta mexicana; this moth is always (obligately) associated as a harmless guest on the nests of this ant species. ^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Sanchez-Peña . Sergio R.. Donald R. Davis . Ulrich G. Mueller . 2003. A gregarious, mycophagous, myrmecophilous moth, Amydria anceps Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Acrolophidae), living in Atta mexicana (F. Smith)(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) spent fungal culture accumulations.. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington. 105. 1. 186–194.
2. Book: Lees, David C; Zilli, Alberto. Moths: their biology, diversity and evolution. Natural History Museum, London. 2019. 978-0-565-09457-7. London. 65. 1065351569.