Biology:Acanthophila vixidistinctella

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Acanthophila vixidistinctella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia , where it is known only from the southern part of Primorsky Krai. It was described as a new species in 2003.

The wingspan is 8–10.5 mm. The forewings are dark grey with indistinct darker spots at the middle and end of the cell. The hindwings are dark grey.[1][2]

References

  1. 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. 
  2. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18390088 entry