Acanthophila angustiptera

Acanthophila angustiptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Acanthophila
Species: A. angustiptera
Binomial name
Acanthophila angustiptera
(Li & Zheng, 1997)
Synonyms
  • Dichomeris angustiptera Li & Zheng, 1997

Acanthophila angustiptera is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in China (Shaanxi).[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are brown with a white blotch at the costal three-fourths and a black dot in the cell at the middle and at the end. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. 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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  3. Li. H.H. , Z.M. Zheng & H.J. Wang 1997: Description of seven new species of the genus Dichomeris Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Entomologia Sinica 4 (3): 220-230.
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