Anacampsis timidella

Short description: Species of moth

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

* Chretien, 1907 Wocke, 1887
* Caradja, 1920 Tachyptilia disquei
* Tachyptilia timidella Mess, 1907
* Anacampsis quercella Anacampsis suberiella

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

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1. ↑ Fauna Europaea[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
2. ↑ "Ochrana přírody a krajiny v Hlavním městě Praze". http://www.wmap.cz/opk/mot/motyl/mot726.htm.
3. ↑ The Manual for Identification of Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera Defoliators: Damage and Larvae

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