Gymnancyla canella

Gymnancyla canella is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Baltic region and Fennoscandia.

Gymnancyla canella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Gymnancyla
Species:
G. canella
Binomial name
Gymnancyla canella
Synonyms
  • Tinea canella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Gesneria canellaris Hübner, 1825
  • Gymnancyla canella f. plumbea Huggins, 1958
  • Gymnancyla canella f. tessellata Huggins, 1956
  • Phycis depositella Zincken, 1818

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[3]

The larvae feed on Salsola kali and sometimes Atriplex species. Young larvae feed internally in the stems or shoots. Later, they feed externally from a silken web containing trapped grains of sand.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  2. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  4. "Gymnancyla canella". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-10-07.


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