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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Anacampsinae » Anacampsini » Anacampsis » Anacampsis fragariella - Hodges#2235 (Anacampsis fragariella)

Species Anacampsis fragariella - Hodges#2235

Classification · Hodges Number · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Anacampsini
Genus Anacampsis
Species fragariella (Anacampsis fragariella - Hodges#2235)
Hodges Number
2235
Other Common Names
Western strawberry leaf roller (1)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Anacampsis fragariella Busck, 1904 (2)
Phylogenetic sequence #420477.00
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet for the host plant genus.
Size
Forewing length 6.5-7.0 mm. (1)
Range
There are spotty records from the northeastern and northwestern United States. (3), (1)
Busck specimen: Pullman, Washington, July (Piper). (2)
Food
Larvae tie the leaves of strawberry (Fragaria). (4) Strawberry perhaps being opportunistically adopted, the caterpillars have been reared on native thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) and cinquefoil (Potentilla) in California. (1)
Print References
Busck, A., 1904. Tineid moths from British Columbia, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 27: 760. (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
August Busck (1870-1944)
Works Cited
1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
2.Tineid moths from British Columbia, with descriptions of new species
A. Busck. 1904. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 27: 745-778.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
Contributed by tom murray on 22 April, 2009 - 7:10pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 25 March, 2018 - 8:22pm

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