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Anacampsis rhoifructella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Anacampsis

Anacampsis rhoifructella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1861. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. The habitat consists of deciduous forests.

Adult are very similar to Anacampsis consonella, but can be distinguished on the basis of phenology, appearance of the mature larva, and genital morphology.

The larvae feed on Viburnum species.

References

Anacampsis rhoifructella Wikipedia