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Anacampsis blattariella, the birch sober, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.[1]

Anacampsis blattariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Anacampsis
Species:	A. blattariella
Binomial name
Anacampsis blattariella (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
Tinea blattariella Hübner, 1796 Tinea thapsiella Hübner, 1796 Recurvaria blattariae Haworth, 1828 Anacampsis populella var. atragriseella Bruand, 1850 Anacampsis betulinella Vári, 1941

The wingspan is 16–19 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.[2]

The larvae feed on Betula species. They roll a leaf of their host plant longitudinally along the midrib. Larvae can be found in May and June. Pupation takes place in the larval feeding place.[3]

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