Ancylis ancorata

Ancylis ancorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Ancylis
Species:	A. ancorata
Binomial name
	Ancylis ancorata; Meyrick, 1912

Last updated January 02, 2026

Ancylis ancorata is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.^[1] It is found on the Konkan Coast of western India.^[2] and Sri Lanka.^[3]

Description

Adult male wingspan is 12–13 mm. It is metallic in nature.^[4]

References

↑ "Species Details: Ancylis ancorata Meyrick, 1912". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
↑ "Aemulatrix aequilibra male holotype". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
↑ Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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[1] "Species Details: Ancylis ancorata Meyrick, 1912". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[2] "Aemulatrix aequilibra male holotype". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[3] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.

[4] Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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