Anacampsis tephriasella explained

Anacampsis tephriasella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Kentucky and Maine.[1] [2]

The forewings are pale gray, about equally intermixed with white, becoming gradually darker gray and fuscous towards the tip, each of the darker scales tipped with white. There is a small, very oblique white streak or spot on the costa, just behind the middle, and at the beginning of the costal cilia the wing is crossed by a narrow white fascia. An indistinct fuscous hinder marginal line or row of spots is found at the base of the cilia.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Markku . Savela . Anacampsis Curtis, 1827 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 28, 2017.
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2250 Moth Photographers Group
  3. https://archive.org/stream/canadianentomolo4187273ento#page/n77/mode/1up The Canadian Entomologist 4 (4): 68