Anarsia agricola

Anarsia agricola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anarsia
Species: A. agricola
Binomial name
Anarsia agricola
Walsingham, 1891
Synonyms
  • Anarsia agricola var. gambiensis Strand, 1913
Anarsia agricola

Anarsia agricola is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1891. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

The larvae feed on Alchornea cordifolia and Combretum species.

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