White-edged Ancylis Moth

Appearance

ANCYLIS ALBACOSTANA, new species.
Head, on top, cinereous, mixed with ferruginous scales, a collar of whitish next to thorax, in front brown. Palpi cream white; ends of scales of second joint, which conceal the third joint, dark brown; a few scales of this color on outer sides of palpi. Antennae cinereous. Thorax next to head a transverse band of lead color, another band of this color crosses the middle, each followed by a band of whitish. Patagia and thoracic tuft lead color at base, tips white. Forewing lead color, rather heavily overlaid on inner two-thirds below the costa
with brownish and blackish scales. From the base to the apex on the costa is a pure white band, widest at end of cell, where it is nearly a quarter the width of wing; continuing to base with only a trifle less width, and lower edge curving evenly into costa and ending in a point at apex. Below the white streak, on the inner half, are a number of small black dots; three below the fold are well defined, close together in a line in the second quarter; the inner one is single, the middle has a slight projection on the fold, and the outer one is double, its upper half being above the fold. Another black dot is on the upper gray edge, and is conspicuous against the white background above its upper half, before the inner fourth, and is connected by a darker streak with
the inner of the three dots below the fold. Many other darker transverse streaks or strigulations cross the lead-color area. The ocellic area and outer margin below apex are dusted with white, a small, round, lead-color spot at anal angle and above it a vertical flattened ovate spot of same color; each are encircled by a line of whitish scales. The apex and the streak between this paler area and the white costal band is dark brown; in the apex is a small ocellus, a circle of black inclosing a dot of lead color and surrounded t)y dull ocherous. Cilia at apex cinereous, tinged with ferruginous, below apex pure white. Hind wings brownish fuscous above, pale fuscous below. Underside fore wing fuscous, whitish streak repeated along costa, cilia white below apex. Abdomen and legs fuscous, tarsi annulated with dark brown. Expanse 19 mm. Two female specimens: One Tryon, North Carolina, May 11, Fiske; one Colorado, National Museum, Accession Catalogue No. 45.
Cofypes.—C'At. No. 8246, U. S. Nat. Mus., and in my collection. In describing this species from two females I run the risk of a generic error, but the falcate apex and venation agree with our definition of Ancylis.

FROM: William Dunham Kearfott, 1905. Descriptions of new species of tortricid moths, from North Carolina, with notes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 28: 360.

Naming

Ancylis albacostana Kearfott, 1905

Distribution

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario

Food

Larvae feed on maple (Acer spp.)