Anacampsis temerella
| Anacampsis temerella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Anacampsis |
| Species: | A. temerella |
| Binomial name | |
| Anacampsis temerella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)[1] | |
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Anacampsis temerella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. 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] Adults are on wing in July and August.[3]
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.
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