Anacampsis timidella

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Anacampsis timidella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anacampsis
Species:
A. timidella
Binomial name
Anacampsis timidella
(Wocke, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Tachyptilia timidellaWocke, 1887
  • Tachyptilia disqueiMess, 1907
  • Anacampsis quercellaChretien, 1907
  • Anacampsis suberiellaCaradja, 1920

Anacampsis timidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Slovenia and Bulgaria. [2]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. [4]

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. [5]

References

  1. "Anacampsis timidella (Wocke, 1887)". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.24.260. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Anacampsis timidella (Wocke, 1887)". Fauna Europaea . Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Anacampsis Curtis, 1827". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  4. "Ochrana přírody a krajiny v Hlavním městě Praze". Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  5. The Manual for Identification of Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera Defoliators: Damage and Larvae Archived June 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine