Anacampsis populella

Anacampsis populella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anacampsis
Species:
A. populella
Binomial name
Anacampsis populella
(Clerck, 1759)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena populella Clerck, 1759
  • Tinea tremella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Pyralis boeberana Fabricius, 1787
  • Recurvaria populi Haworth, 1828
  • Anacampsis laticinctella Stephens, 1834
  • Anacampsis tremulella Duponchel, 1839
  • Tachyptilia lugens Caradja, 1920
  • Tachyptilia sachalinensis Matsumura, 1931
  • Anacampsis ambronella Meder, 1934
  • Tachyptilia populella fuscatella Bentinck, 1934
  • Tachyptilia populella ab. crepusculella Skala, 1936

Anacampsis populella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae, which is native to Europe and has been accidentally introduced to North America. It was first described in 1759 by Carl Alexander Clerck, a Swedish entomologist. The type specimen is from Sweden. The foodplants of the larvae are poplars (Populus species) and willows (Salix species).