Anacampsis blattariella

Anacampsis blattariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Anacampsis
Species:	A. blattariella
Binomial name
	Anacampsis blattariella; (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
	Tinea blattariella Hübner, 1796 ; Tinea thapsiella Hübner, 1796 ; Recurvaria blattariae Haworth, 1828 ; Anacampsis populella var. atragriseella Bruand, 1850 ; Anacampsis betulinella Vári, 1941 ;

Anacampsis blattariella, the birch sober, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.^[1]

The wingspan is 16–19 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.^[2]

The larvae feed on Betula species. They roll a leaf of their host plant longitudinally along the midrib. Larvae can be found in May and June. Pupation takes place in the larval feeding place.^[3]

References[]

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] UK Moths

[3] Lepidoptera of Belgium

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