Ancylis apicella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775 is a animal in the Tortricidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ancylis apicella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Ancylis apicella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Ancylis apicella is a Palearctic tortricid moth whose larvae feed on a range of woody plant species.

Family
Genus
Ancylis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Ancylis apicella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Ancylis apicella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775, is a moth species that belongs to the family Tortricidae. This species is distributed across the Palearctic realm. Its range covers most of Europe, as well as China, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan. Adult moths of Ancylis apicella have a wingspan between 12 and 17 millimeters. The larvae of this moth feed on Frangula alnus, Rhamnus cathartica, Rhamnus pumila, Ligustrum, and Prunus spinosa.

Photo: (c) Michał Brzeziński, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michał Brzeziński · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricidae Ancylis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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