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Pyralidae 80a0464 – 5918   Ancylosis undulatella (Clemens, 1860)              Sugarbeet Crown Borer

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Ulmaceae.  Host genera: Beta Ulmus.  Host extended: questons Ulmus (Heppner 2007)...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: undulatella (Clemens, 1860) (Nephopteryx) - MONA 1983: 5918 fumosella (Hulst, 1900) (Honora) oblitella of authors; (not Zeller, 1848) (Ephestia) misappl. obsipella (Hulst, 1888) (Honora) propriella (Walker, 1866) (Nephopteryx [sic]) rubiginalis (Walker, [1866]) (Scoparia) Taxonomic Notes: Ancylosis undulatella (Clemens, 1860), generic placement following Scholtens & Solis (2015), was formerly in the genus Hulstia.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hulst, G.D., 1900. Some new genera and species of Phycitinae. The Canadian Entomologist, 32(6): 174 (fumosella). Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 26.11m; p. 194. Book Review and ordering Scholtens, B.G. & M.A. Solis, 2015. Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico. ZooKeys, 535: 1-136. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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