Acanthophila qinlingensis

Acanthophila qinlingensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Acanthophila
Species:	A. qinlingensis
Binomial name
	Acanthophila qinlingensis; (Li et Zheng, 1996)
Synonyms
	Dichomeris qinlingensis Li et Zheng, 1996;

Acanthophila qinlingensis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.^[1] It is found in China (Shaanxi) and Russia, where it is known only from the southern part of Primorsky Krai.^[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are similar to Acanthophila beljaevi, but the forewings have a yellowish-brown ground colour and are dilated distally.^[3]

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.
↑ Ponomarenko, M.G., 1998: New taxonomic data on Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from the Russian Far East. Far Eastern Entomologist 67: 1-17. Full article: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-20.

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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.

[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: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-20.