Anacampsis nonstrigella

Anacampsis nonstrigella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1906. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky and Maine.[1][2]

Anacampsis nonstrigella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anacampsis
Species:
A. nonstrigella
Binomial name
Anacampsis nonstrigella
Busck, 1906

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The basal two-thirds of the forewings are dark olive, the apical part deep blackish brown, with a few golden-brown scales just before the apex. The hindwings are dark purplish fuscous, with the dorsal cilia white.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Anacampsis Curtis, 1827" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group
  3. ^ The Canadian Entomologist 38 (4): 121   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.