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Anacampsis fragariella

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Anacampsis fragariella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anacampsis
Species:
A. fragariella
Binomial name
Anacampsis fragariella
Busck, 1904

Anacampsis fragariella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1904. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are light whitish brown, the colour somewhat deeper toward the tip than at the base. There is a broad, ill-defined darker, mahogany-brown fascia at the apical third. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

The larvae feed on Fragaria species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Anacampsis Curtis, 1827" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 27 (1375): 760 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.