Acanthophila latipennella

Acanthophila latipennella
Scientific classification
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

Acanthophila latipennella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia[2] and Europe, where it has been recorded from Norway south to Italy and east to Russia.[3]

The wingspan is 12-13 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Picea abies.

References

  1. ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ↑ Dichomeris at funet
  3. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  4. ↑ lepiforum.de
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