Ancylis apicella

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Ancylis apicella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ancylis
Species:
A. apicella
Binomial name
Ancylis apicella

Ancylis apicella is a moth of the family Tortricidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in the Palearctic realm, including much of Europe, [2] China, Russian Far East, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan. [5]

The wingspan is 12–17 mm. [6] The larvae feed on Frangula alnus , Rhamnus cathartica , [6] [7] Rhamnus pumila , [7] Ligustrum , and Prunus spinosa . [3]

References

  1. ↑ Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J. & Brown, J. W. (2018). "Ancylis apicella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Ancylis apicella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea . 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Ancylis Hübner, 1825". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Manley, Chris (2015-02-12). British Moths: Second Edition: A Photographic Guide to the Moths of Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 148. ISBN   978-1-4729-0771-4.
  5. ↑ Zhang, X.; Li, H. H.; Yan, S. C. (2008). "Review of the genus Ancylis Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae)". Journal of Natural History. 42 (27–28): 1805–1839. doi:10.1080/00222930801939604.
  6. 1 2 Kimber, Ian. "Ancylis apicella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UK Moths. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Ancylis apicella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". Lepiforum. Retrieved 26 April 2025.


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