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]

Ancylosis cinnamomella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Ancylosis
Species:	A. cinnamomella
Binomial name
Ancylosis cinnamomella (Duponchel, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
Phycis cinnamomella Duponchel, 1836 Heterographis bichordella Ragonot, 1887 Heterographis lividella Ragonot, 1887 Ancylosis flammella Ragonot, 1887 Ancylosis byzacaenicella Ragonot, 1887

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

1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
2. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
3. "UKMoths". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
4. Markku Savela (2011-03-21). "Ancylosis". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-10-18.