Gymnancyla canella

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

Figs. 7, 7a, 7b larva after final moult slightly magnified 7c enlargement of two segments 7d cocoon

Gymnancyla canella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Gymnancyla
Species:
G. canella
Binomial name
Gymnancyla canella
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

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 search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  2. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  4. "Gymnancyla canella". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-10-07.


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