Anacampsis nonstrigella explained

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]

The wingspan is about 15mm. 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]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anacampsinae/anacampsis/ "Anacampsis Curtis, 1827"
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2244 Moth Photographers Group
  3. https://archive.org/stream/canadianentomolo38ento#page/121/mode/1up The Canadian Entomologist 38 (4): 121