Acompsia schmidtiellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae.[1][2] It is found in central, eastern and southern Europe, from Denmark to southern Spain and Portugal. In the east, the range extends to Ukraine.[2][3]
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| Hexton, Hertfordshire, England | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Acompsia |
| Species: | A. schmidtiellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acompsia schmidtiellus (Heyden, 1848)
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The wingspan is 14–16 mm for males and 15–17 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to late August. The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare, Mentha arvensis, Mentha silvestris, Mentha rotundifolia, Calamintha nepeta and Clinopodium vulgare.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Acompsia (Telephila) schmidtiellus (Heyden, 1848)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Acompsia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b Huemer, Peter; Karsholt, Ole (2002). "A review of the genus Acompsia Huebner, 1825, with description of new species (Gelechiidae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 25 (2/3): 109–151.