Ancylosis undulatella
| Ancylosis undulatella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Ancylosis |
| Species: | A. undulatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancylosis undulatella (Clemens, 1860)[1] | |
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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 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- 1 2 3 Bug Guide
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