Ancylosis
Zeller, 1839
snout moths
Species Guides
5- Ancylosis albipenella
- Ancylosis balconiensis
- Ancylosis bonhoti
- Ancylosis morrisonella
- Ancylosis undulatella(Sugarbeet Crown Borer Moth)
Ancylosis is a of snout moths in the Pyralidae, Phycitinae, established by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. The genus exhibits broad geographic distribution across multiple continents, with recorded from Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Taxonomic revision work in recent years has clarified species boundaries, established new synonyms, and reinstated several previously synonymized species. The genus contains multiple subgenera including Ancylosis, Heterographis, Cabotia, and Syria, though some species remain unassigned.
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How to pronounce Ancylosis: /ˌænsɪˈloʊsɪs/
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Distribution
South Africa, Uzbekistan, Spain, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Algeria, Tunisia, Russia, Israel, Palestine, Greece, Australia, Seychelles, Afghanistan, United States, Iraq, Namibia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Mauritius, Mozambique, Argentina, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Ukraine, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Vermont (USA). The spans six continents with highest diversity in arid and semi-arid regions of the Palaearctic, Afrotropical, and Oriental realms.