Acompsia antirrhinella

Acompsia antirrhinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Acompsia
Species: A. antirrhinella
Binomial name
Acompsia antirrhinella
(Millière, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia antirrhinella Millière, 1866

Acompsia antirrhinella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in southern France, Andorra and Spain.[1]

Larva
Pupa

The wingspan is 17–23 mm for males and 17–20 mm for females. The forewings are plain brown to greyish brown, mottled with black brown scales. There are three distinct black spots. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing from late June to August.

The larvae feed on Asarina procumbens under a silken spinning, which is attached to one or more leaves. The larva is long and tube-like and dark green to almost black in the final instar. The head is red. Larvae can be found from March to the end of May. Pupation takes place at the base of the host plant.[2]

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