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Species Ancylis subaequana - Hodges#3355

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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 subaequana (Ancylis subaequana - Hodges#3355)

Hodges Number

3355

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Ancylis subaequana (Zeller, 1875)

Phoxopteryx subaequana Zeller, 1875 (1)

Ancylis subaequana fergusoni (McDunnough, 1958) (2)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "unequal."

Size

Wingspan 14-17 mm. (3)

Identification

Notes from John Brown (USNM)

Food

Larval host is northern bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica). (4)

Print References

McDunnough, J.H. 1958. New Microlepidoptera, with notes. American Museum novitates 1917: 1-11. (2)

Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 254. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (5)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Philipp Christoph Zeller (1808-1883)

Works Cited

1.	Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren, vol. 3. Phillip Christoph Zeller. 1875. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.

2.	New microlepidoptera, with notes James H. McDunnough. 1958. American Museum Novitates, No. 1917: 1-11.

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

5.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 12 February, 2007 - 7:58pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy, Blocky
Last updated 8 January, 2020 - 3:04pm

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