Biology:Acanthophila imperviella

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Acanthophila imperviella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1][failed verification] It is found in Russia , where it is known only from the southern part of Primorsky Krai.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark grey, with a light grey costal stroke at three-fourths of the wing length and relatively large spots at the middle and end of the cell, as well as dark strokes at one-fourth and at the middle of the anal fold. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George, ed (February 2005). "Scientific name search". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/search/. 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 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020074111/http://www.biosoil.ru/fee/2003/N-127/N-127.pdf. Retrieved 2015-06-04. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18390076 entry