Anacampsis temerella

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Anacampsis temerella
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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 temerellaLienig & Zeller, 1846
  • Gelechia pernigrellaDouglas, 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 Anacampsis temerella a sprig of Salix eaten by larva.JPG
A sprig of Salix eaten by larva
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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.

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References

  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 PD-icon.svg 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.