Ancylis myrtillana

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.

Ancylis myrtillana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ancylis
Species:
A. myrtillana
Binomial name
Ancylis myrtillana
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

The wingspan is 12–16 mm.[3] The forewings are ochreous or pale brownish, sometimes striated with whitish, costa posteriorly spotted with dark fuscous ; a rather dark fuscous irregularly triangular dorsal blotch extending from base to beyond middle, surrounding space sometimes wholly whitish ; central fascia ochreous-brownish, with wedge-shaped posterior projection upwards from below middle, marked with one or two black dashes in middle. Hindwings grey.[4]

Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation per year.[5]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Vaccinium uliginosum. They feed from within a pod, created by spinning two leaves together.[6] The species overwinters as a final instar larvae within a cocoon made in litter.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Hants Moths
  4. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  5. Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived September 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. UKmoths


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