Acanthophila imperviella

Acanthophila imperviella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in Russia, where it is known only from the southern part of Primorsky Krai.

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

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark grey, with a light grey costal stroke at three-fourths of the wing length and relatively large spots at the middle and end of the cell, as well as dark strokes at one-fourth and at the middle of the anal fold. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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