Ancylis diminutana (Haworth, 1811) Species
Last modified: Nov. 25, 2023, 10:28 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Enarmoniini > Genus: Ancylis > Species: Ancylis diminutana
- Vernacular names
- Lichte haakbladroller (NL), Rufous Hook-wing, Small Festooned Roller (EN), Weiden-Spitzflügelwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Ancylis cuspidana (Treitschke, 1830)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 90.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12-18 mm. It has a pale to dark costal patch, the dorsal edge runs from the wing base to the apex with a double waved shape. The section above the tornus is straight and dark at the apex.
This section is concave in Ancylis geminana and runs to the termen.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in a leaf spun into a pod. When full-fed the larva spins a cocoon amongst leaf-litter in which it hibernates.
Pupation takes place in that cocoon.
The adults fly at dusk and later occasionally come to light.
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from mid-April till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix
The larva lives in several Salix species like S. fragilis, S. cinerea and S. repens.
Habitat
It occurs in damp habitats.
