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Acanthophila beljaevi

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Acanthophila beljaevi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Acanthophila
Species:
A. beljaevi
Binomial name
Acanthophila beljaevi
Ponomarenko, 1998

Acanthophila beljaevi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1][failed verification] It is found in Japan and Russia, where it is known only from the southern part of Primorsky Krai.[2]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The pattern of the forewings is similar to Acanthophila kuznetzovi. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

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The species is named for Dr. E.A. Beljaev of the Institute of Biology and Pedology in Vladivostok, who collected the type series.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)