Anacampsis scintillella

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Anacampsis scintillella
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anacampsis
Species:
A. scintillella
Binomial name
Anacampsis scintillella
Synonyms
  • Lita scintillella Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841
  • Anacampsis brunneella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gelechia contuberniella Staudinger, 1859

Anacampsis scintillella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, most of the Baltic region and Poland.

A sprig of Helianthemum vulgare eaten by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]

The larvae feed on Helianthemum species.

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