Ancylosis yerburii

Ancylosis yerburii
Ancylosis yerburii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ancylosis
Species: A. yerburii
Binomial name
Ancylosis yerburii
(Butler, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Mella yerburii Butler, 1884
  • Staudingeria yerburii
  • Heterographis costalbella Mabille, 1906
  • Heterographis innotalis Hampson, 1899
  • Heterographis rubronervella Mabille, 1908
  • Lymira lactealis Rothschild, 1913
  • Lymire strictipennis Rothschild, 1915
  • Staudingeria cinnammomella Rothschild, 1915
  • Staudingeria khuzistanella Amsel, 1959
  • Staudingeria khuzistanella benderella Amsel, 1961
  • Staudingeria labeculella Ragonot, 1887
  • Staudingeria labeculella ab. pallidicostella Chrétien, 1910
  • Staudingeria pruinosella Chrétien, 1911
  • Staudingeria rühli ruehli Gozmány, 1959
  • Syria vinosparsella Turati, 1924

Ancylosis yerburii is a species of snout moths in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Butler in 1884, and is known from Iran, Yemen, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya[1], Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Sudan[2] and Cyprus[3]

The larvae feed on Limoniastrum guyonianum and Statice pruinosa.

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