Anacampsis

Anacampsis is a worldwide genus of moth with most found in the nearctic and neotropical regions. It is in the family Gelechiidae. The larvae feed on a range of deciduous trees and shrubs in a rolled or folded leaf, or spun shoot.[2]

Anacampsis
Anacampsis populella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Tribe: Anacampsini
Genus: Anacampsis
Curtis, 1827[1]
Synonyms
  • Agriastis Meyrick, 1914
  • Tachyptilia Heinemann, 1870

Species

Status unclear

  • Anacampsis hamartola Walsingham
  • Anacampsis karmeliella Amsel, 1935

Former species

References

  1. "Anacampsis Curtis, 1827". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. Emmet, A Maitland; Langmaid, John R; Bland, K P; Fletcher, D S; Harley, B H; Robinson, G S; Skinner, Bernard; Tremewan, W G, eds. (2002). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 4, Part 2. Colchester: Harley Books. p. 216. ISBN 0 946589 66 6.
  3. Harrison, T.L.; Berenbaum, M.R. 2013: A new, prairie-restricted species of Anacampsis Curtis (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from Illinois. Zootaxa, 3741(1): 194–200. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3741.1.8

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