Anarsia lineatella

TaxID: 1101080

Basic Information

Anarsia lineatella

Peach Twig Borer

Anarsia lineatella, the peach twig borer, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is commonly found in Europe, but was introduced to California in the 1880s. The wingspan is 11 C14 mm. The moths are on wing from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on Prunus species, including Prunus avium, Prunus spinosa, Prunus domestica and Prunus insititia. In California, A. lineatella is a significant pest of local almond plantations.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Gelechiidae

Anarsia

lineatella

nan

Photos (0 photos)

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Morphological Features

Adult: head and thorax whitish grey, mottled with dark grey; ground colour of forewing light grey overlaid with darker grey, with a broadly elongate black spot in middle of wing followed by white, and with indistinct black streaks; antenna light grey, indistinctly ringed with blackish grey. Larva: head and prothoracic plate glistening black.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (9 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Cydonia oblonga Host
Malus Host
Prunus Host
Prunus armeniaca Host
Prunus domestica Host
Prunus dulcis Host
Prunus persica Host
Pyrus Host
Pyrus communis Host

Quarantine Status (22 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019
Azerbaijan Absent 2024
Bahrain Quarantine pests 2003
Brazil A1 list 2018
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
Costa Rica Absent —
Dominican Republic Quarantine pests —
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Egypt Present 2018
Iraq Quarantine pests —
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Distribution (55 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

49
Present
6
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Algeria Present —
United Arab Emirates Present —
Australia Absent
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Canada Present
Switzerland Absent —
China Present
Cyprus Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (39 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
RWWB376-09 BOLD:AAD7849 COI-5P 658 United States 2009-09-22 46.62122, -123.9469
PHLSA129-11 BOLD:AAD7849 COI-5P 658 Spain 2005-09-06 38.2561, -0.911462
PHLAD565-11 BOLD:AAD7849 COI-5P 658 Italy 2001-08-14 45.809444, 13.501389
PHLAD564-11 BOLD:AAD7849 COI-5P 658 Italy 2001-08-14 45.809444, 13.501389
MNAJ960-09 BOLD:AAD7849 COI-5P 658 Canada - 49.244, -122.778
LPALE615-23 BOLD:AAD7849 COI-5P 654 Kyrgyzstan 2022-06-19 42.207, 76.62
LPALE386-23 BOLD:AAW4578 COI-5P 654 Kyrgyzstan 2022-06-11 42.63, 74.671
LEPWP4975-25 BOLD:ACJ4817 COI-5P 658 Cyprus 2025-05-30 35.3225, 33.2275
LEPWP2295-24 BOLD:ACJ4817 COI-5P 658 Cyprus 2023-09-13 35.303, 33.105
LEPWP2294-24 BOLD:ACJ4817 COI-5P 658 Cyprus 2023-09-13 35.303, 33.105
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Literature