Anacampsis scintillella

Anacampsis scintillella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, most of the Baltic region and Poland.

Anacampsis scintillella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anacampsis
Species:
A. scintillella
Binomial name
Anacampsis scintillella
Synonyms
  • Lita scintillella Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841
  • Anacampsis brunneella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gelechia contuberniella Staudinger, 1859
A sprig of Helianthemum vulgare eaten by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]

The larvae feed on Helianthemum species.

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