| Ancylosis faustinella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Ancylosis |
| Species: | A. faustinella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancylosis faustinella (Zeller, 1867)[1] |
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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]