Species Ancylis comptana-of-authors - Strawberry Leafroller - Hodges#3374

3374

Comptan's Ancylis Moth

Ancylis comptana of authors, not (Frölich, 1828)

Wingspan 11-12 mm (1)

Forewing length 4.5-7 mm. (2)

Records from Illinois to Maine, south to Florida and Texas. Also, California, Nevada, Alberta and Manitoba. (3)

At least mainly univoltine on Block Island, RI, with a peak in abundance in July and early August and records from late May through late August.(4)

The larvae feed on Sanguisorba minor, Potentilla, Fragaria, Teucrium, Rosa, Dryas octopetala, Rubus idaeus, Rubus icaesius and Thymus. The larvae damage soft fruits, especially strawberry but also raspberry. The species has become an important pest of strawberries on some locations in the United States. (1)

The species represented here is a cryptic undescribed species. True comptana (Frölich, 1828) is Palearctic; conflexana (Walker, 1863) has priority for the North American species.

Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. pl.16.42m, p.140 (2)

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