Anacampsis temerella
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Anacampsis |
Species: | A. temerella
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Anacampsis temerella | |
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Anacampsis temerella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Belgium, Switzerland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula.
A sprig of Salix eaten by larva
Larva
The wingspan is 11–14 mm.[2] The forewings are blackish, slightly violet-tinged ; stigmata deep black, very indistinct, first discal beyond plical ; a broad suffused black fascia at 2/3. Hindwings 1 rather dark grey.The larva is whitish ; dots black ; head and plate of 2 black.[3]
Adults are on wing in July and August.[4]
The larvae feed on Salix species, including Salix phylicifolia, Salix caprea, Salix lapponum and Salix repens. They feed in a spinning in the terminal shoots of their host plant.
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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- ^ UKmoths
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1846
- Anacampsis
- Moths of Europe
- Anacampsis stubs