Acanthophila magnimaculata

Acanthophila magnimaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Acanthophila
Species:	A. magnimaculata
Binomial name
	Acanthophila magnimaculata; M.G. Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003

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

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are dark grey with a light grey costal stroke at three-fourths of the wing length and four indistinct blackish spots. The hindwings are dark 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.

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. 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.