Anacampsis timidella explained

Anacampsis timidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Slovenia and Bulgaria.^[1]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus species, mainly Quercus pubescens from within a rolled leaf. The larvae are about 12 mm in length. They have a red-violet body and black-brown head.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437767 Fauna Europaea
2. Web site: Ochrana přírody a krajiny v Hlavním městě Praze . 2013-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110208084704/http://www.wmap.cz/opk/mot/motyl/mot726.htm . 2011-02-08 . dead .
3. http://dl.webcore.czu.cz/file/MFdHTFNYYlNLOTg9 The Manual for Identification of Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera Defoliators: Damage and Larvae