Acanthophila obscura
| Acanthophila obscura | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Acanthophila |
| Species: | A. obscura |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthophila obscura (Li & Zheng, 1997) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acanthophila obscura is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in China (Shaanxi).[2]
The wingspan is about 12.5 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, densely suffused with brown scales and with a white blotch at the costal two-thirds, a black spot at the middle and the end of the cell and a black spot at three-fifths and at the end of the fold. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. 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.
- ↑ Li. H.H. , Z.M. Zheng & H.J. Wang 1997: Description of seven new species of the genus Dichomeris Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Entomologia Sinica 4 (3): 220-230.
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