Ancylis mitterbacheriana

Ancylis mitterbacheriana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine. Larva Pupa The wingspan is about 13–17 mm.microlepidoptera.nl The forewings are ferruginous. The costa is strigulated with black and posteriorly with white. There is a subquadrate dark ferruginous-brown dorsal blotch reaching from the base to the middle, posteriorly whitish-edged and a thick very oblique deep ferruginous streak from middle of costa, sometimes reaching termen beneath apex. The hindwings are rather dark grey.The larva is dull green ; head and plate of 2 yellow -brownish,blackish-marked Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description Julius von Kennel provides a full description.Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 442-443 Adults are on wing from May to June.UKmoths The larvae feed on Quercus, Malus and Fagus species.

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