Gymnancyla canella

Gymnancyla canella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Gymnancyla
Species: G. canella
Binomial name
Gymnancyla canella
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tinea canella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Gesneria canellaris Hübner, 1825
  • Gymnancyla canella f. plumbea Huggins, 1958
  • Gymnancyla canella f. tessellata Huggins, 1956
  • Phycis depositella Zincken, 1818

Gymnancyla canella is a species of moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Baltic region and Fennoscandia.

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[3]

The larvae feed on Salsola kali and sometimes Atriplex species. Young larvae feed internally in the stems or shoots. Later, they feed externally from a silken web containing trapped grains of sand.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "globiz.pyraloidea.org". globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. ↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". microlepidoptera.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  4. ↑ "UKmoths". UKmoths. Retrieved 2011-10-07.