Acanthophila kuznetzovi
| Acanthophila kuznetzovi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Acanthophila |
| Species: | A. kuznetzovi |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthophila kuznetzovi Ponomarenko, 1998 | |
Acanthophila kuznetzovi is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in Russia, where it is known only from the southern part of Primorsky Krai.[2]
The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are brown, with three indistinct dark-brown dots, two of these at the middle and at the end of the cell, and the third at the anal fold. There are also two light-grey short strokes and a thicker costal one, as well as a dorsal one before the tornus. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology
The species is named for Prof. V.I. Kuznetzov of the Zoological Institute in St. Petersburg.[3]
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Ponomarenko, M.G. & Omelko, M.M., 2003: Review of the genus Acanthophila Heinemann, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Far Eastern Entomologist 127: 1-24
- ↑ Ponomarenko, M.G., 1998: New taxonomic data on Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from the Russian Far East. Far Eastern Entomologist 67: 1-17. Full article:
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