Gymnancyla canella
Gymnancyla canella is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Baltic region and Fennoscandia.
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The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[3]
The larvae feed on Salsola kali and sometimes Atriplex species. Young larvae feed internally in the stems or shoots. Later, they feed externally from a silken web containing trapped grains of sand.[4]
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- "microlepidoptera.nl". microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- "Gymnancyla canella". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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