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Acanthophila latipennella

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Species of moth

Acanthophila latipennella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. It is found in south-eastern Siberia and Europe, where it has been recorded from Norway south to Italy and east to Russia.

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

The larvae feed on Picea abies.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris latipennella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. lepiforum.de
Taxon identifiers
Acanthophila latipennella


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