About Ancylis obtusana (Haworth, 1811)
Ancylis obtusana (Haworth, 1811) has a wingspan of approximately 12 millimetres, or 0.47 inches. Its forewings are red brown, featuring a rounded reddish patch, and the costa is finely streaked (stringulated) with alternating white and brown bands. The hindwings are brownish. Meyrick provided an alternate detailed description: the forewings are ferruginous, with the costa marked by dark fuscous and whitish streaks. The basal patch is dark ferruginous-brown except towards the costa; its edge is rounded, very oblique, and extends beyond the middle of the dorsum. This basal patch is followed by a grey-whitish streak that is broadly enlarged on the costa. The central fascia is dark ferruginous-brown, with a prominent posterior median projection, and does not reach the dorsum. The costal area beyond this fascia is dark ferruginous. The ocellus is small, and broadly edged with leaden-metallic color. The hindwings are fuscous, and darker toward the terminal end. Julius von Kennel provides a complete full description of this species. Its similar close species are Ancylis comptana and Ancylis mitterbacheriana. This species is distributed across most of Europe, the eastern Palearctic realm, and the Near East. These moths live in forest marginal areas where their host plants grow.
