Ancylosis cinnamomella
Ancylosis cinnamomella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel, in 1836.[1] It is found in most of Europe.[2]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Ancylosis |
Species: | A. cinnamomella |
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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
- "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- "UKMoths". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- Markku Savela (2011-03-21). "Ancylosis". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
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