Ancylis upupana

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Ancylis upupana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ancylis
Species:
A. upupana
Binomial name
Ancylis upupana
(Treitschke, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Phoxopteris upupana Treitschke, 1835
  • Phoxopteris castaneana Peyerimhoff, 1863

Ancylis upupana is a

Balkan Peninsula), east to Russia and China
.

The wingspan is 13–20 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on

Quercus
. They spin a folded leaf or multiple leaves together into a pod and feed from within. It partly skeletonises the leaves.

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