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Species Ancylis mediofasciana - Hodges#3384

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Ancylis mediofasciana Ancylis mediofasciana ? - Ancylis mediofasciana Ancylis mediofasciana Tortricidae: Ancylis mediofasciana - Ancylis mediofasciana tortricid? - Ancylis mediofasciana Ancylis mediofasciana - Ancylis mediofasciana Tortricid Moth - Ancylis mediofasciana Ancylis mediofasciana - male
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Olethreutinae
Tribe Enarmoniini
Genus Ancylis
Species mediofasciana (Ancylis mediofasciana - Hodges#3384)

Hodges Number

3384

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Ancylis mediofasciana (Clemens, 1864)
Anchylopera mediofasciana Clemens, 1864 (1)
Phoxopteris mediofasciana

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "middle-banded."

Size

Forewing length 7-11 mm. (2)
Wingspan 15-20 mm. (3)

Range

Transcontinental. (2)

Food

Perhaps a specialist on Rosaceae. Larval hosts include: (4), (2)
running serviceberry (Amelanchier stolonifera)
black chokeberry (Photinia melanocarpa)
Great Lakes sandcherry (Prunus pumila L. var. pumila )
pear (Pyrus)

Print References

Clemens, B., 1864. North American micro-lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 3: 511. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
Brackenridge Clemens (1825-1867)

Works Cited

1.North American micro-lepidoptera.
Brackenridge Clemens. 1864. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 3(3): 505-520.
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae
Carl Heinrich. 1923. United States National Museum Bulletin 123: 1-298.
4.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
Contributed by Ian Maton on 21 November, 2010 - 8:37pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 12 January, 2018 - 9:18am

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