Ancylosis cinnamomella

Ancylosis cinnamomella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Ancylosis
Species:	A. cinnamomella
Binomial name
	Ancylosis cinnamomella; (Duponchel, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
	Phycis cinnamomella Duponchel, 1836; Heterographis bichordella Ragonot, 1887; Heterographis lividella Ragonot, 1887; Ancylosis flammella Ragonot, 1887; Ancylosis byzacaenicella Ragonot, 1887;

Ancylosis cinnamomella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel, in 1836.[1] It is found in most of Europe.[2]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from April to June and again from July to September.[3]

The larvae feed on Sedum acre, Artemisia campestris and Globularia species.[4] They feed from a spinning.

References

"World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
"Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
"UKMoths". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
Markku Savela (2011-03-21). "Ancylosis". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-10-18.

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