Ancylis geminana (Donovan, 1806) Species
Last modified: Nov. 25, 2023, 10:40 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Enarmoniini > Genus: Ancylis > Species: Ancylis geminana
- Vernacular names
- Witrughaakbladroller (NL), Festooned Roller, Willow Hook-wing (EN), Grauer Spitzflügelwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Ancylis biarcuana (Stephens, 1834) and Ancylis fluctigerana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
- 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 concave and runs to the termen. This section is straight in Ancylis diminutana and runs to the apex.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives between spun leaves and hibernates. The adults come to light.
Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from May till early July, sometimes till August in an extended emergence period.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix
The larva lives on different Salix species like S. aurita and S. cinerea. Probably also on S. caprae ans S. repens.
Habitat
It inhabits fens, damp woodland, marshes and damp heaths.
