Biology:Acanthophila kuznetzovi
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Short description: Species of moth
| Acanthophila kuznetzovi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Acanthophila |
| Species: | A. kuznetzovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthophila kuznetzovi Ponomarenko, 1998
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Acanthophila kuznetzovi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1][failed verification] It is only known from the southern part of Primorsky Krai, Russia.[2]
Description
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ponomarenko, M.G., 1998: New taxonomic data on Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from the Russian Far East. Far Eastern Entomologist 67: 1-17. Full article: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020070037/http://www.biosoil.ru/fee/1998/N-067/N-067.pdf. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
Wikidata ☰ Q18390077 entry
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