Bug FAQAnacampsis conclusella
Anacampsis conclusella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gelechiidae
Anacampsis conclusella is a tiny moth with a wingspan of about 9 mm. Adults are ash-gray with fine black speckles, a pale transverse line near two-thirds of the forewing, three distinct black costal marks, and a submarginal line of elongated black points. It occurs across many parts of North America, including numerous U.S. states such as Alabama, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as the Canadian province of Alberta.
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How to recognize it
The moth’s forewings are dark ash-gray, minutely speckled with black and feature a pale ash-gray line across the wing at about two-thirds its length, forming two angles.
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Size
The wingspan measures roughly 9 mm.
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Where it comes from
It is found throughout North America, recorded in many U.S. states and in Alberta, Canada.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 21 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Alabama, New York.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Months it is reported in the US
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacampsis_conclusella
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