Ancylis geminana

Ancylis geminana, the festooned roller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Edward Donovan in 1806. It is found in most of Europe and has also been recorded from North America. The habitat consists of fens, marshes and damp heathland.

Ancylis geminana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ancylis
Species:
A. geminana
Binomial name
Ancylis geminana
(Donovan, [1806])[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena geminana Donovan, [1806]
  • Anchylopera biarcuana Stephens, 1834
  • Phoxopterix crenana Duponchel, in Godart, 1835
  • Phoxopteris cuspidana Treitschke, 1830
  • Ancylis diminuatana Kearfott, 1905
  • Ancylis fluctigerana Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Tortrix (Phoxopteryx) fluctigerana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851
  • Ancylis inornatana Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Tortrix (Phoxopteryx) inornatana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851
  • Anchylopera subarcuana Douglas, 1847

The wingspan is 14–20 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Salix species,[4] including Salix aurita, Salix repens and Salix cinerea. They live between leaves spun together with silk.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Hants Moths


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