Species Details

ABH: 35.011

BF: 853

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Anacampsinae

Taxon: Anacampsis populella

=Anacampsis populella f. fuscatella

Authority: (Clerck, 1759)

Vernacular: Poplar Roller

Account: Common in a wide range of habitats throughout much of Britain, but appears to be absent from the whole of southern Scotland (MBGBI Vol 4 part 2) Very variable with range of coloration and basic pattern the same as A. blattariella from which it can be reliably separated only by dissection of the genitalia, although the less strongly angled fascia (when visible) allows tentative identification (MBGBI Vol 4 part 2). Larva feeds on Poplar, Aspen and Willow, living within a spun or rolled leaf.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 14 — 19 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 10 Jul (2011) — 21 Aug (2004)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Populus sp. (a poplar), Populus tremula (Aspen), Salix repens (Creeping Willow), Salix sp. (a sallow).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/anacampsis-populella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 11

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2024

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