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Family
GELECHIIDAE
mistaken for those of the family Tortricidae (q.v.). When
fully grown each pupates in a rolled leaf, the adults
occurring from July to September.
Anacampsis blattariella
(Hübner) (
599-600
)
syn.
A. betulinella
Vári
A common but minor pest of birch (
Betula
) including,
occasionally, nursery and ornamental trees. Widely
distributed in Europe.
DAMAGE
Larvae cause slight distortion of the new growth but
attacks are not important.
Anacampsis populella
(Clerck) (
601-602
)
This species is essentially similar to
Anacampsis
blattariella
but is associated with poplar (
Populus
) and
willow (
Salix
). The larvae (up to 14 mm long) are
greyish to yellowish grey, with prominent black
pinacula and a black head and prothoracic plate. They
feed within rolled leaves during the late spring and early
summer. The dark grey adults (16-18 mm wingspan)
occur in July and August.
DESCRIPTION
Adult:
16-18 mm wingspan; fore wings light grey,
marked extensively with black or dark grey, and with
several black scale tufts and black terminal spots; hind
wings dark grey.
Larva:
up to 14 mm long; greyish
green, with large black pinacula; head and prothoracic
plate shiny black.
LIFE HISTORY
Larvae of this single-brooded species feed in webbed
leaves of birch during May and June, and are often
599
600
599
Adult of
Anacampsis blattariella
.
600
Larva of
Anacampsis blattariella
.
601
602
601
Larva of
Anacampsis populella
.
602
Adult of
Anacampsis populella
.
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