Ancylis myrtillana

Ancylis myrtillana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Ancylis
Species:	A. myrtillana
Binomial name
	Ancylis myrtillana; (Treitschke, [1830])[1][2]
Synonyms
	Phoxopteryx myrtillana Treitschke, 1830; Anchylopera myrtillana f. bidentana Strand, 1901; Ancylis myrtillana coeneni Gibeaux, 1985; Phoxopteryx dentana Laharpe, 1858; Anchylopera myrtillana f. distracta Strand, 1901;

Ancylis myrtillana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Treitschke in 1830. It is found in most of Europe and has also been recorded in North America. The habitat consists of moorland.

The wingspan is 12–16 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Vaccinium uliginosum. They feed from within a pod, created by spinning two leaves together.[5] The species overwinters as a final instar larvae within a cocoon made in litter.

References

tortricidae.com
Fauna Europaea
Hants Moths
Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived September 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
UKmoths

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Hants Moths

[4] Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived September 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[5] UKmoths