Inland mountains of western north america, from british columbia and alberta in canada, south through colorado and utah into arizona. Anacampsis populella is a moth of the family gelechiidae, which is native to europe and has been accidentally introduced to north america. Some species eat herbaceous plants.
It was first described in 1759 by carl alexander. Unlike the adult’s siphoning proboscis, the caterpillar possesses powerful,. The smnra took advantage of the successful joshua tree and yucca moth mutualistic relationship and collected large quantities of seedpods from the massive spring bloom for.
Most larvae feed on the leaves of woody plants (coniferous and deciduous trees, shrubs); In contrast, moth larvae, commonly known as. Species classified as favored food are readily fed upon and defoliated. Many species are economically important pests.
In order for gypsy moth populations to reach outbreak levels, class i species must be a major constituent of an area. As adult insects, most moths primarily feed on nectar from flowers, which provides a sugary energy source accessed with a long proboscis. The larvae feed on populus species, including populus alba, populus balsamifera, populus dilatata, populus grandidentata, populus nigra and populus tremuloides.