Ancylosis faustinella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Philipp Christoph 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]
References
- ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ lepiforum.de
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