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Species Anacampsis agrimoniella - Hodges#2230

Anacampsis species 2 - Anacampsis agrimoniella Tiny moth - Anacampsis agrimoniella Moth 12 - Anacampsis agrimoniella moth sp - Anacampsis agrimoniella Leaf tier on Agrimonia in MD - Anacampsis agrimoniella Agrimony caterpillar - Anacampsis agrimoniella agrimony anacampsis - Anacampsis agrimoniella Anacampsis agrimoniella
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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 agrimoniella (Anacampsis agrimoniella - Hodges#2230)
Hodges Number
2230
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Anacampsis agrimoniella (Clemens, 1860) (1), (2)
Gelechia agrimoniella Clemens, 1860 (3)
Phylogenetic sequence #420471.00
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet for the host plant genus.
Size
Wingspan 10-12 mm.
Total length 6-7 mm. (4)
Identification
Adult - 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).
Larva - between leaves of agrimony; pink when young, later dull green with black tubercles and pale brown head and cervical shield. (2)
Range
Ontario and New York to Florida(5), west to Illinois.
Habitat
Woodlands, wood edges.
Food
Larval hosts include Agrimonia eupatoria and Agrimonia gryposepala. (6)
Life Cycle
Larva, larva in leaf shelter; pupa; adult; mated adults
Print References
Clemens (in Stainton, 1872). The Tineina of North America, by (the late) Dr. Brackenridge Clemens. Collected Writings on Tineina. John Van Vorst, London, p.40. (3)
Coquillete, D.W., 1883. The leaf-rollers of Illinois. Papilio, 3: 98.
Works Cited
1.A revision of the American moths of the family Gelechiidae, with descriptions of new species
August Busck. 1903. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25: 767-938.
2.The Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States
William T.M. Forbes. 1923. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Memoir 68.
3.The Tineina of North America, by (the late) Dr. Brackenridge Clemens.
Henry Tibbats Stainton (editor). 1872. Collected Writings on Tineina.
4.Perterson field guide to moths of southeastern North America.
Seabrooke Leckie & David Beadle. 2018. Peterson Field Guides, 652 pp.
5.Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida
6.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
7.North American Moth Photographers Group
8.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
9.Butterflies of North America