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Anacampsis fullonella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Anacampsis

Anacampsis fullonella

Anacampsis fullonella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1873. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale yellowish or tan in the basal half, shading to orange-brown in the distal half. There are four indistinct dots in the basal two-thirds of the wing and dark brownish-grey scales in the terminal area. The hindwings are grey.

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Anacampsis fullonella Wikipedia