| Anacampsis temerella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Anacampsis |
| Species: | A. temerella |
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| Anacampsis temerella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) | |
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Anacampsis temerella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae, found in most of Europe, except Belgium, Switzerland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is 11–14 mm. 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. Adults are on wing in July and August.
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
- "Anacampsis temerella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)". PESI Portal. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- Kimber, Ian. "35.013 BF852 Anacampsis temerella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)". UKmoths. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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