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Species Anarsia lineatella - Peach Twig Borer - Hodges#2257

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Anacampsinae
Tribe Chelariini
Genus Anarsia
Species lineatella (Peach Twig Borer - Hodges#2257)
Hodges Number
2257
Explanation of Names
Anarsia lineatella Zeller, 1839
Phylogenetic sequence #420453.00
Size
Wingspan 15-18 mm.
Forewing length 5.5-7.0 mm. (1)
Identification
Adult steel gray; larva reddish brown
Range
Common in the European continent.
Food
Fruit trees such as plums and peaches.
Life Cycle
Overwinter as hibernacula under bark. In spring they bore into new stems. (1)
Remarks
Probably introduced in the 1880s. A pest of fruit trees, especially peach.
Print References
Zeller, P.C., 1839. Versuch einer naturgemäßen Eintheilung der Schaben. Isis, Leipzig, 1839: 190.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Utah State Univeristy (PDF)
UK Moths
Oklahoma State U.
US Pests
Philipp Christoph Zeller (1808-1883)
Works Cited
1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
Contributed by v belov on 11 April, 2010 - 1:09pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Vox Sciurorum, Randy Hardy
Last updated 2 April, 2018 - 7:01pm

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