Species Anacampsis agrimoniella - Hodges#2230

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Internet References

Anacampsis species 2 - Anacampsis agrimoniella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Gelechioidea

Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Subfamily Gelechiinae

Tribe Anacampsini

Genus Anacampsis

Species agrimoniella (Anacampsis agrimoniella - Hodges#2230)

Hodges Number

2230

Explanation of Names

AGRIMONIELLA: presumably refers to the larval food plant - Agrimonia species are small woodland plants with many yellow flowers that produce hooked bur-like seeds

Size

wingspan 10-12 mm

Identification

forewing slender with pointed tip, basal half medium gray, apical half dark gray to blackish; thick white band crosses wing about two-thirds from base (inner margin of band straight-edged, outer margin broadens at costa)

Range

Ontario and New York to Florida, west to Illinois

Habitat

woodlands, wood edges

Food

larvae presumably feed on plants in the genus Agrimonia

Internet References

pinned adult image by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)

distribution in eastern North America (Dalton State College, Georgia)

presence in Florida; list (Michael Thomas, Florida State Collection of Arthropods)

presence in Illinois; list (Everett Cashatt, Illinois State Museum)

presence in Ontario; list (NHIC; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 20 November, 2005 - 10:00am
Additional contributions by anitagould
Last updated 17 February, 2006 - 10:45am

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