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Ancylosis cinnamomella
Checklist Number62.052 [B&F: 1466a]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Ancylosis |
| Species: | cinnamomella |
| Authority: | (Duponchel, 1836) |
Very rare immigrant (less than 10 previous UK records) to southern England from mainland Europe. Recorded just once in the British Isles, at Portland, Dorset, in August 2003. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 19-24 mm. Larva feeds on Stonecrop, Mugwort and Field Wormwood, no evidence of breeding in the UK.
