Anacampsis timidella
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Anacampsis |
Species: | A. timidella
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Anacampsis timidella (Wocke, 1887)
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Anacampsis timidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Slovenia and Bulgaria.[1]
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
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "Ochrana přírody a krajiny v Hlavním městě Praze". Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
- ^ The Manual for Identification of Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera Defoliators: Damage and Larvae Archived June 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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