Ancylosis undulatella

Ancylosis undulatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ancylosis
Species: A. undulatella
Binomial name
Ancylosis undulatella
(Clemens, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nephopterix undulatella Clemens, 1860
  • Hulstia undulatella
  • Scoparia rubiginalis Walker, 1866

Ancylosis undulatella, the sugarbeet crown borer moth[2] or sugarbeet crown borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America, from Ontario and Michigan to Florida, west to California, north to Oregon and Idaho.[3]

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are narrow, light brown to greyish-brown with a reddish-brown to black band in the basal area. The hindwings are more than twice as broad as the forewings and greyish-brown with darker shading toward the outer margin. Adults are on wing from spring to fall in two generations per year.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves, leafstems and crowns of sugarbeets. The species overwinters in the pupal stage in the soil.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. 1 2 3 Bug Guide


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