Acanthophila silvania
Acanthophila silvania is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is only from the southern part of Primorsky Krai, Russia.
| Acanthophila silvania | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Acanthophila |
| Species: | A. silvania |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthophila silvania M.G. Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003 | |
The wingspan is 11.5–12 mm. The forewings are dark grey with a light grey oblique line at three-fourths of the wing length and four blackish spots, found at the middle and end of the cell, at one-fourth and at the middle of the anal fold. There are also three spots at the middle of the wing. These are edged by light scales. The apex and termen are outlined by blackish scales at first, and by whitish scales further on. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- 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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