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Anacampsis pomaceella

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Species of moth

Anacampsis pomaceella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anacampsis
Species: A. pomaceella
Binomial name
Anacampsis pomaceella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia pomaceella Walker, 1864

Anacampsis pomaceella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.

Adults are apple green, the forewings with four black costal marks, the first mark basal, the third and fourth triangular, larger than the first and than the second. There is a white bent transverse line extending from the fourth mark to the interior angle and the marginal points are black and minute. The hindwings are dark cupreous.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Anacampsis pomaceella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 620 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Anacampsis pomaceella


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