Acanthophila beljaevi

Acanthophila beljaevi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Acanthophila
Species: A. beljaevi
Binomial name
Acanthophila beljaevi
Ponomarenko, 1998

Acanthophila beljaevi is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in Japan and Russia, where it is known only from the southern part of Primorsky Krai.[2]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The pattern of the forewings is similar to Acanthophila kuznetzovi. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species is named for Dr. E.A. Beljaev of the Institute of Biology and Pedology in Vladivostok, who collected the type series.[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. Ponomarenko, M.G., 1998: New taxonomic data on Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from the Russian Far East. Far Eastern Entomologist 67: 1-17. Full article:
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