About Ancylis mitterbacheriana (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Ancylis mitterbacheriana, described by Denis & Schiffermüller in 1775, is a moth species belonging to the family Tortricidae. This species occurs across most of Europe, and is absent from the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, and Ukraine. The adult wingspan measures roughly 13 to 17 mm. Its forewings are ferruginous in color. The forewing costa is marked with black strigulae that become white toward the posterior of the wing. A subquadrate dark ferruginous-brown dorsal blotch extends from the wing base to the middle of the forewing, with a whitish border along its posterior edge. A thick, very oblique deep ferruginous streak runs from the middle of the costa, and sometimes reaches the termen just below the wing apex. The hindwings are a moderately dark grey. Larvae are dull green, with yellow-brownish heads and second thoracic plates that carry blackish markings. Julius von Kennel published a full formal description of the species. Adult moths are active from May to June. Larvae of this species feed on plant species in the genera Quercus, Malus, and Fagus.
