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Species Anarsia lineatella - Peach Twig Borer - Hodges#2257

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1919 Anarsia lineatella - Peach Twig Borer 2257 - Anarsia lineatella Peach Twig Borer - Anarsia lineatella Gelechiidae: Anarsia lineatella - Anarsia lineatella Gelechiidae: Anarsia lineatella - Anarsia lineatella Gelechiidae: Anarsia lineatella - Anarsia lineatella Pach Twig Borer - Anarsia lineatella Moth - Anarsia lineatella Moth - Anarsia lineatella
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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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