Ancylis upupana (Treitschke, 1835) Species
Last modified: Nov. 25, 2023, 2:27 p.m.
A widespread and rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Enarmoniini > Genus: Ancylis > Species: Ancylis upupana
- Vernacular names
- Zwarte haakbladroller (NL), Southern Hook-wing, Dark Roller (EN), Dunkler Sichelwickler (DE)
- 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 91.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–18 mm. It is relatively plain dark chestnut-brown, with an ferruginous-orange suffusion around the apex of the forewing revealing dark and light strigulae.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva lives in a spinning or rolling leafs of the food plant and feeding from within, the larva partly skeletonises the leaves.
It hibernates full-grown in the larval habitation in a cocoon.
The adults are active in early afternoon to an hour before sunset flying around the tops of the food plants. They come to light.
Flight periods
The adults usually fly from early May towards late June. Occasionally some individuals can still be seen until August.
Habitat
It inhabits open woods, gardens, parks, heath etc...
