Moths of North Carolina
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Ancylis burgessiana (Zeller, 1875) - Oak Leaffolder Moth

Ancylis burgessianaAncylis burgessianaAncylis burgessianaAncylis burgessiana
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: EnarmoniiniP3 Number: 51a0655 MONA Number: 3367.00
Comments: Ancylis burgessiana, A. fuscociliana, A. laciniana, A. mira and A. spiraeifoliana are members of a taxonomically challenging species complex. Gilligan et al. (2008) summarized the issues with this complex and concluded that the limits of the constituent taxa are too poorly understood to permit species level determinations. The original descriptions of the members were based on specimens that were assumed to use different hosts plants, but that has since proven to be unreliable. The forewing of all members of the complex has a prominent basal patch and a well defined, brown, median fascia which connects the costa to two, black, longitudinal dashes anterior to the ocellus. Traditionally, species such as A. burgessiana and A. laciniana were separated by the color of the dorsal patch, but that character is now considered to be too variable to be diagnostic. The genitalia associated with these different forms also are indistinguishable, so future progress in establishing species boundaries will probably have to rely on studies of long series of reared individuals along with analyses of molecular data (Gilligan et al., 2008). It is possible that some of the members may ultimately be synonymized. Here, we have provisionally assigned specimens to the traditionally recognized species with the understanding that they are all members of a poorly resolved species complex. In particular, A. burgessiana typically has a nearly black dorsal patch that helps to distinguish it from other members of the complex.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include hazelnut and black cherry (Godfrey et al., 1987), oak and mountain-ash (Prentice, 1965), and chestnut (Heinrich, 1923). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Ancylis burgessiana - Oak Leaffolder Moth

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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-15
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-14
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-14
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-05
Madison Co.
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