Ancylis apicella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Nov. 24, 2023, 12:04 p.m.
A fairly common species in the Campine area in Belgium, elsewhere a rather rare species, though widespread.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Enarmoniini > Genus: Ancylis > Species: Ancylis apicella
- Vernacular names
- Fijngestreepte haakbladroller (NL), Streaked Hook-wing, Hook-tipped Roller (EN), Weißgestreifter Spitzflügelwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Ancylis siculana (Hübner, 1799)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 22.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12-17 mm. Characterised by the acutely angled median fascia of the forewing, which is very slender costally and forms a dark triangular patch medially.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva is first living in a folded leaf and later spinning two leaves together. Infrequently, the larva may be found in spun terminal shoots.
Pupation in a whitish cocoon between spun leaves or in leaf litter on the ground.
The adults are active from dusk and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from mid-April till mid-June and again from mid-June till early September.
Habitat
It inhabits woodland, fens, marshy areas.
