Acanthophila vixidistinctella

Acanthophila vixidistinctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Acanthophila
Species: A. vixidistinctella
Binomial name
Acanthophila vixidistinctella
M.G. Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003

Acanthophila vixidistinctella 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.

The wingspan is 8-10.5 mm. The forewings are dark grey with indistinct darker spots at the middle and end of the cell. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

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
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