Seq # 362510160

Ancylis unguicella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: May 22, 2024, 5:15 p.m.


A rare species in Belgium, with most observations in the northeastern part of the country.


Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Enarmoniini > Genus: Ancylis > Species: Ancylis unguicella
Vernacular names
Slanke haakbladroller (NL), Broken-barred Roller, Heath Hook-wing (EN), Gelber Heide-Spitzflügelwickler (DE)
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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 12-18 mm. A large Ancylis species with a greyish or grey brown colour and darker fascia from pre-tornal transversely across to the middle of the costa.

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Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The young caterpillar creates a fine web tube into which it retreats quickly if disturbed. The final instar caterpillar lives in a system of web tubes with a plant cushion. In autumn it creates a very dense cocoon, which is covered on the outside with plant parts and excrement where it pupates and hibernates.
The adults fly during the day till sunset and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-April towards early July, occasionally later.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix and Calluna vulgaris

The larva feeds on Calluna vulgaris and Erica.

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Habitat

It inhabits heaths and moors.

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