Biology:Acanthophila latipennella

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Short description: Species of moth

Acanthophila latipennella
Dichomeris latipennella.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Acanthophila
Species:
A. latipennella
Binomial name
Acanthophila latipennella
(Rebel, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia (Xystophora) latipennella Rebel, 1937
  • Acompsia scotosiella Hackman, 1945
  • Acanthophila piceana Sulcs, 1968
  • Dichomeris (Mimomeris) steueri Povolný, 1978
  • Dichomeris latipennella Rebel, 1937

Acanthophila latipennella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia[2] and Europe, where it has been recorded from Norway south to Italy and east to Russia .[3]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm (0.47–0.51 in).[4]

The larvae feed on Picea abies.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18390078 entry