Acanthophila silvania
| Acanthophila silvania | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Acanthophila |
| Species: | A. silvania |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthophila silvania M.G. Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003 | |
Acanthophila silvania 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 11.5-12 mm. The forewings are dark grey with a light grey oblique line at three-fourths of the wing length and four blackish spots, found at the middle and end of the cell, at one-fourth and at the middle of the anal fold. There are also three spots at the middle of the wing. These are edged by light scales. The apex and termen are outlined by blackish scales at first, and by whitish scales further on. The hindwings are grey.[2]
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
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