Ancylis discigerana

Ancylis discigerana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ancylis
Species: A. discigerana
Binomial name
Ancylis discigerana
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Grapholita discigerana Walker, 1863

Ancylis discigerana, the birch leaffolder or yellow birch leaffolder moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in north-eastern North America.[2]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. There is one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Betula alleghaniensis. The first two instars skeletonise the lower surface of a leaf of their host plant. They feed from beneath a sheet of silk that is constructed between two lateral veins. Third instar larvae move to the upper surface of a different leaf and fold it lengthwise. They then feed on the upper epidermis within the fold until the leaf falls down.

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