Ancylosis biflexella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1855, and is known from Niger, Tunisia, Algeria, Israel, Lebanon, Iran,[1] Cyprus[2] and the Canary Islands.[3]

Ancylosis biflexella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ancylosis
Species:
A. biflexella
Binomial name
Ancylosis biflexella
(Lederer, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Myelois biflexella Lederer, 1855
  • Euzophera pilosella Zeller, 1867
  • Heterographis brabantella D. Lucas, 1907
  • Heterographis latakiella Amsel, 1952
  • Staudingeria similis Rothschild, 1915
  • Syria biflexella fuscella Amsel, 1961

References edit

  1. ^ a b Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Ancylosis (Syria) limoniella (Chrétien, 1911) new to the fauna of the Canary Islands, Spain