Biology:Acanthophila silvania

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Short description: Species of moth

Acanthophila silvania
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Gelechiidae.[1][failed verification] It is only from the southern part of Primorsky Krai, Russia.

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

  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 ☰ Q18390086 entry