Ancylis mitterbacheriana

Ancylis mitterbacheriana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.

Larva
Pupa

Ancylis mitterbacheriana
Ancylis mitterbacheriana, Trawscoed, North Wales
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ancylis
Species:
A. mitterbacheriana
Binomial name
Ancylis mitterbacheriana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix mitterbacheriana Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Pyralis mitterbachiana Fabricius, 1794
  • Grapholitha mitterbarchiana Duponchel, in Godart, 1834
  • Tortrix mitterpacheriana Frolich, 1828
  • Grapholitha mitterpachiana Treitschke, 1830
  • Tortrix subuncana Haworth, [1811]

The wingspan is about 13–17 mm.[3] The forewings are ferruginous, costa strigulated with black and posteriorly with white; a subquadrate dark ferruginous-brown dorsal blotch reaching from base to middle, posteriorly whitish-edged ; a thick very oblique deep ferruginous streak from middle of costa, sometimes reaching termen beneath apex. Hindwings are rather dark grey.The larva is dull green ; head and plate of 2 yellow -brownish, blackish-marked [4]

Adults are on wing from May to June.[5]

The larvae feed on Quercus, Malus and Fagus species.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. microlepidoptera.nl Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  5. UKmoths


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