Acanthophila qinlingensis

Acanthophila qinlingensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Acanthophila
Species: A. qinlingensis
Binomial name
Acanthophila qinlingensis
(Li et Zheng, 1996)
Synonyms
  • Dichomeris qinlingensis Li et Zheng, 1996

Acanthophila qinlingensis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in China (Shaanxi) and Russia, where it is known only from the southern part of Primorsky Krai.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are similar to Acanthophila beljaevi, but the forewings have a yellowish-brown ground colour and are dilated distally.[3]

References

  1. "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. Ponomarenko, M.G. & Omelko, M.M., 2003: Review of the genus Acanthophila Heinemann, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Far Eastern Entomologist 127: 1-24
  3. 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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