Acanthophila bimaculata

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Acanthophila bimaculata
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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. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Acanthophila Heinemann, 1870". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 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