Two-toned Ancylis Moth
Ancylis divisana (Walker, 1863)
Two-toned Ancylis Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/6027
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Hodges #3375 
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135 Records

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Larval host plants include oaks and American Sycamore (Gilligan, Wright, & Gibson, 2008).

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Ancylis divisana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ancylis
Species:
A. divisana
Binomial name
Ancylis divisana
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Grapholita divisana Walker, 1863

Ancylis divisana, the two-toned ancylis moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.[2]

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.

The larvae feed on Carpinus species, Castanea dentata, Quercus species and Platanus species (including Platanus occidentalis).[3]

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