Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Ancylis unculana
ANCYLIS unculana (Haworth, 1811)
Ancylis unculana
ANCYLIS unculana (Haworth, 1811)
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Buckthorn Roller
Wingspan: 13-18mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Bulgaria,Croatia,Greece,Ireland,Luxembourg,Portugal,Ukraine & some Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Scarce throughout much of southern England
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Chalk Downland : Scrub : Damp Woodland : Hedgerows
Similar Species -
Pupa: Overwinters in a cocoon
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The strange forewing shape extends to a small lobe at the tip of the apex,not shown in worn specimen below.The moth is distinguished from any Ancylis species by the chestnut brown forewing markings which are unique in this species.There is a silvery white band that runs from the base along the costa to half way before changing direction at 45º towards the dorsum,encompassing the tornus before finishing half way across the termen.There are short white apial streaks along the costa.
The moth flies early evening and is sometimes attracted to light.
Wingspan: 13-18mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Bulgaria,Croatia,Greece,Ireland,Luxembourg,Portugal,Ukraine & some Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Scarce throughout much of southern England
UK Conservation Status -
- Nationally Scarce B (Nb - BAP : 1997) = 31 - 100 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Tortrix unculana (Haworth, 1811)
- Tortrix harpana Hübner, 1799
- Not Specified
Habitat: Chalk Downland : Scrub : Damp Woodland : Hedgerows
Similar Species -
- None
Pupa: Overwinters in a cocoon
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The strange forewing shape extends to a small lobe at the tip of the apex,not shown in worn specimen below.The moth is distinguished from any Ancylis species by the chestnut brown forewing markings which are unique in this species.There is a silvery white band that runs from the base along the costa to half way before changing direction at 45º towards the dorsum,encompassing the tornus before finishing half way across the termen.There are short white apial streaks along the costa.
The moth flies early evening and is sometimes attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Rhamnaceae - The Buckthorn Family
- Rhamnus cathartica - Common Buckthorn
- Rhamnus frangula - Alder Buckthorn
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - ANCYLIS: Original Species Name: Species Names: Literary Ref: Type Locality |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Enarmoniini ANCYLIS Hübner, [1825] Ancylis unculana (Haworth, 1811) - Tortrix harpana Hübner, 1799 - TORTRIX unculana (Haworth, 1811) = derasana Hübner 1813 - Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.453 - n.188 Not Specified |