- Ancylosis faustinella
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Ancylosis faustinella 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pyralidae Genus: Ancylosis Species: A. faustinella Binomial name Ancylosis faustinella
(Zeller, 1867)[1]Synonyms - Euzophera faustinella Zeller, 1867
- Heterographis faustinella
- Acornigerula bilineella Amsel, 1935
- Heterographis airensis Rothschild, 1921
- Heterographis damascenella Amsel, 1952
- Heterographis rubripictella Hampson, 1896
- Myelois staudingeri Christoph, 1877
- Heterographis thalerella Mabille, 1908
- Staudingeria variabilis Rothschild, 1915
Ancylosis faustinella is a species of snout moths in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Zeller, in 1867 from Palestine[1], but is also found on Malta and in Russia[2], as well as on the Canary Islands, in Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain, Turkey, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Pakistan, Niger and Sudan.[3]
Adults are small, with narrow ochreous yellow forewings. It has a white costal streak and two white transverse lines. The hindwings are pale grey.[4]
References
- ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ lepiforum.de
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