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] It is found in the Palearctic realm.

The wingspan is 12–17 mm.

The larvae feed on Frangula alnus , Rhamnus frangula , Ligustrum , Prunus spinosa and Cornus .

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References

  1. 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.