Biology:Anacampsis scintillella

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Short description: Species of moth

Anacampsis scintillella
Anacampsis scintillella.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anacampsis
Species:
A. scintillella
Binomial name
Anacampsis scintillella
(Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841)[1]
Synonyms
  • Staudinger, 1859 Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841
  • Anacampsis brunneella Lita scintillella
  • Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Gelechia contuberniella

Anacampsis scintillella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway , Finland , most of the Baltic region and Poland .

A sprig of Helianthemum vulgare eaten by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]

The larvae feed on Helianthemum species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4750615 entry