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Anarsia agricola

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Anarsia agricola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anarsia
Species:
A. agricola
Binomial name
Anarsia agricola
Synonyms
  • Anarsia agricola var. gambiensis Strand, 1913

Anarsia agricola is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1891. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

The larvae feed on Alchornea cordifolia and Combretum species.

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