Anacampsis timidella

Anacampsis timidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anacampsis
Species: A. timidella
Binomial name
Anacampsis timidella
(Wocke, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Tachyptilia timidella Wocke, 1887
  • Tachyptilia disquei Mess, 1907
  • Anacampsis quercella Chretien, 1907
  • Anacampsis suberiella Caradja, 1920

Anacampsis timidella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Slovenia and Bulgaria.[1]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus species, mainly Quercus pubescens from within a rolled leaf. The larvae are about 12 mm in length. They have a red-violet body and black-brown head.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Ochrana přírody a krajiny v Hlavním městě Praze
  3. ↑ The Manual for Identification of Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera Defoliators: Damage and Larvae
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