Moths of North Carolina
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3 NC Records

Ancylis goodelliana (Fernald, 1882) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Tortricoidea Family: TortricidaeSubfamily: OlethreutinaeTribe: EnarmoniiniP3 Number: 620669.00 MONA Number: 3380.00
Comments: The genus Ancylis contains around 130 described species that occur worldwide. The exact number of species in North America is uncertain due to several unresolved species complexes, but is around 35 species.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Gilligan et al. (2016)                                                                                  
Adult Markings: The following is based on the redescription of this species by Gilligan et al. (2016). The head and palps are grayish and the antennae grayish brown. The forewing is brown to reddish brown and gray, with white costal strigulae near the apex. The costa is white to light gray from the base to near the apex, and the same color is present along the dorsum. No fasciae are defined, instead a brown to reddish-brown band runs from the wing base to the apex. The dorsal margin of this band is sinuate as a result of remnants of the median fascia extending towards the tornus. Two black streaks are present. One runs roughly parallel to the inner margin from near the middle of the wing base to about one-third the wing length. The second begins close to where the first ends -- and at about one-third the wing depth from the costa -- and continues to the apex.

The authors note that the light gray to white costal margin and black streaks along the radius and cubitus veins of the forewing separate A. goodelliana from other Ancylis. Ancylis diminuatana is very similar, but lacks the two black streaks. In addition, the pale coloration in the costa region typically is replaced by darker coloration in the distal half. Lighter or worn specimens of A. diminuatana look very similar to A. goodelliana and are best distinguished using genitalia.
Forewing Length: 6.0-9.5 mm for males; 6.5-8.5 mm for females (Gilligan et al., 2016).
Adult Structural Features: Gilligan et al. (2016) provide illustrations of the male and female genitalia and the descriptions as follows. The uncus is bifid to more than half its length. The valva has the basal excavation nearly absent, and the saccular angle is weakly to moderately developed with a variable triangular terminal projection. The neck is of uniform width or slightly narrowed from the sacculus to the cucullus. The cucullus is elongate, tapers towards the apex, and is densely setose. The outer margin is convex with several rows of short setae near the anal angle, while the apex is rounded. The caulis is half as long as the phallus, and the phallus is 0.7 times as long as the valva, with a small tooth at the apex (difficult to see in some preparations). The vesica has ca. 40–70 deciduous lanceolate cornuti. The length of the cucullus, the width of the valval neck, and the saccular terminal projections all vary slightly between individuals.

In females the antrum is sclerotized to 0.6 the length of the ductus bursae, and widened at the ostium to 0.5 times the distance between the apophyses anteriores. The corpus bursae is large, oval, and expands abruptly from the ductus bursae. The signa are large, blade- or horn-shaped, and unequal in size.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Immatures and Development: The larval life history is undocumented.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: The range is poorly delineated because worn specimens of A. goodelliana are easily confused with A. diminuatana and historical records are questionable and difficult to confirm. Gilligan et al. (2016) noted that most specimens of A. goodelliana are from eastern North America from Nova Scotia west to Ontario and Wisconsin and south to North Carolina and Florida. Heinrich (1923) reported this species from Manitoba and Colorado, and the authors examined one apparently valid specimen from central Alberta which suggests that it is also present in the West. As of 2022, we have only two records from the state; one historical and the other from Ashe Co. The North Carolina populations appear to reflect a disjunct from the main range that occurs farther north.
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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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Flight Comments: Gilligan et al. (2016) reported that the adults fly from the end of May through mid-August. As of 2022, our two records are from May 7 and July 18.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: The preferred habitats are poorly documented. Our one recent record was from a bog site in the northern mountains.
Larval Host Plants: The host species are unknown. - View
Observation Methods: The adults are attracted to lights.
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR [S1-S3]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species is seemingly rare in the state, but we currently do not have sufficient information on its abundance, distribution, and habitat requirements as confidently assess its conservation status.