Anacampsis timidella

Anacampsis timidella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Anacampsis
Species:	A. timidella
Binomial name
	Anacampsis timidella; (Wocke, 1887)
Synonyms
	Tachyptilia timidella Wocke, 1887 ; Tachyptilia disquei Mess, 1907 ; Anacampsis quercella Chretien, 1907 ; Anacampsis suberiella Caradja, 1920 ;

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 wingspan is 15–17 mm.^[2]

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[edit]

^ Fauna Europaea^{[dead link]}
^ "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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[1] Fauna Europaea^{[dead link]}

[2] "Ochrana přírody a krajiny v Hlavním městě Praze". Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2013-08-27.

[3] The Manual for Identification of Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera Defoliators: Damage and Larvae Archived June 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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