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Anacampsis temerella

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Anacampsis temerella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anacampsis
Species:
A. temerella
Binomial name
Anacampsis temerella
(Lienig & Zeller, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia temerella Lienig & Zeller, 1846
  • Gelechia pernigrella Douglas, 1850

Anacampsis temerella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae, 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 tea-leaved willow (Salix phylicifolia), great sallow (Salix caprea), downy willow (Salix lapponum) and creeping willow (Salix repens). They feed in a spinning in the terminal shoots of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ "Anacampsis temerella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)". PESI Portal. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. ^ Kimber, Ian. "35.013 BF852 Anacampsis temerella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)". UKmoths. Retrieved 9 April 2024.