Ancylosis cinnamomella

Ancylosis cinnamomella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ancylosis
Species: A. cinnamomella
Binomial name
Ancylosis cinnamomella
(Duponchel, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phycis cinnamomella Duponchel, 1836
  • Heterographis bichordella Ragonot, 1887
  • Heterographis lividella Ragonot, 1887
  • Ancylosis flammella Ragonot, 1887
  • Ancylosis byzacaenicella Ragonot, 1887

Ancylosis cinnamomella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Duponchel, in 1836.[1] It is found in most of Europe.[2]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from April to June and again from July to September.[3]

The larvae feed on Sedum acre, Artemisia campestris and Globularia species.[4] They feed from a spinning.

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ↑ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. ↑ "UKmoths". UKmoths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  4. ↑ "Ancylosis at funet". Nic.funet.fi. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2011-10-18.


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