Ancylis ancorata explained

Ancylis ancorata is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.[1] It is found on the Konkan Coast of western India.[2] and Sri Lanka.[3]

Description

Adult male wingspan is 12–13 mm. It is metallic in nature.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Ancylis ancorata Meyrick, 1912 . Catalogue of Life . 29 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Aemulatrix aequilibra male holotype . Tortricid.net. 28 July 2018.
  3. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
  4. Diakonoff . A. . 1982 . On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) . Zoologische Verhandelingen . 193 . 1–124 . Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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