Genus Anacampsis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · 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

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Anacampsis Curtis, 1827

Explanation of Names

Generic epithet from Greek άναχάμπω meaning "to bend back," for the re-curved palps. (1)

Numbers

More than 20 describes species in America north of Mexico most from the eastern United States. (2)

Size

Wingspans 10-21 mm.

Identification

Small moths with slender wings; some species have a grayish forewing with a white band crossing it about two-thirds distance from base; in other species, much of the forewing is orange, or mottled white & gray, or mostly black.

Range

Most of United States and into southern Ontario. Also occurs throughout Eurasia and in Central and South America.

Life Cycle

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Print References

Curtis, J., 1827. British entomology being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland, vol.4: Pl.189.

Internet References

John Curtis (1791-1862)

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of natural history terms with their derivations, including the various orders, genera, and species. David H. McNicoll. 1863. Lovell Reeve & Company.

2.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 15 October, 2005 - 7:52pm
Additional contributions by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, Randy Hardy
Last updated 24 March, 2018 - 7:37pm

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