Ancylosis nigripunctella explained

Ancylosis nigripunctella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described in 1879 by Staudinger based on material collected by H. G. Henke in the Ryn-Peski Desert ("Rün Peski") in Western Kazakhstan.^[1] It is reported from Kazakhstan,^[1] Egypt and Turkey.^[2]

The species must not be confused with Ancylosis nigripunctella (Amsel, 1959), which is a secondary junior homonym of Ancylosis nigripunctella (Staudinger, 1879). The replacement name for the junior homonym of Amsel is Ancylosis obscuripunctella Roesler, 1973.^[3]

The wingspan is about 16 mm.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Staudinger . Otto . Otto Staudinger . 1879 . Ueber Lepidopteren des südöstlichen europäischen Russlands . Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung . 40 . 315–328 .
2. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/01ANCBSC Afro Moths
3. Book: Roesler, Rolf Ulrich . Amsel . H. G. . Hans Georg Amsel . Gregor . F. . Reisser . H. . Microlepidoptera Palaearctica 4 4 (1-2) . Georg Fromme & Co. . Vienna, Austria . 1973 . Part 1: i–xvi,1–752; ibidem Part 2: 1–137, pls 1–170 . Phycitinae. Trifine Acrobasiina . de.
4. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Ancylosis_Nigripunctella lepiforum.de