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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Enarmoniini » Ancylis » Ancylis pacificana - Hodges#3383 (Ancylis pacificana)

Species Ancylis pacificana - Hodges#3383

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Pacific Ancylis Moth - Ancylis pacificana

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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 pacificana (Ancylis pacificana - Hodges#3383)

Hodges Number

3383

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Ancylis pacificana (Walsingham, 1879)

Phoxopteryx pacificana Walsingham, 1879 (1)

Size

Heinrich (1923) listed the wingspan 18-22 mm. (2)

Identification

The Walsingham (1879) original description as Phoxopteryx pacificana and the Heinrich (1923) revised description are both available online in the print references.(2)

Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (3)

Range

California. (4), (5)

Season

The main flight period appears to be May to July. (5)

Food

Heinrich (1923) listed the host unknown. (2)

Print References

Heinrich, C., 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. United States National Museum Bulletin, 123: 244, 251; fig. 410. (2)

Walsingham, Lord, 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. London, 4: 73. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (5)

Tortricidae.com

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Lord Walsingham (1843-1919)

Works Cited

1.	North-American Torticidae Thomas, Lord Walsingham. 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. 4.

2.	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.

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

4.	Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List

5.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 6 September, 2011 - 1:16am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 12 January, 2018 - 3:25pm

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