Acanthophila bimaculata

Acanthophila bimaculata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Acanthophila
Species:	A. bimaculatus
Binomial name
Acanthophila bimaculatus (Liu & Qian, 1994)
Synonyms
Dichomeris bimaculatusLiu & Qian, 1994 Dichomeris bimaculata – Ponomarenko, 1997 Acanthophila bimaculata – Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003

Acanthophila bimaculatus is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. ^{[1] [2]} It is widely distributed in southwestern to eastern China (Sichuan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Henan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Anhui, Zhejiang). ^{[2] [3]}

The larvae feed on Cunninghamia lanceolata . ^[3]

References

1. Hobern, D. & Sattler, K., eds. (25 January 2025). "Acanthophila (Acanthophila) bimaculatus (Liu & Quian, 1994)". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.25.025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
2. Savela, Markku. "Acanthophila Heinemann, 1870". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
3. Ponomarenko, M. G. & Omelko, M. M. (2003). "Review of the genus Acanthophila Heinemann, 1870 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)". Far Eastern Entomologist. 127: 1–24. Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine