Acanthophila latipennella

Acanthophila latipennella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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; Dichomeris latipennella Rebel, 1937;

Acanthophila latipennella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[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 (0.47–0.51 in).^[4]

The larvae feed on Picea abies.

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris latipennella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ lepiforum.de

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris latipennella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[3] Fauna Europaea

[4] rum.de

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