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) latipennellaRebel, 1937 Acompsia scotosiellaHackman, 1945 Acanthophila piceanaSulcs, 1968 Dichomeris (Mimomeris) steueriPovolný, 1978 Dichomeris latipennellaRebel, 1937

Acanthophila latipennella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. ^{[1] [2]} It is widely distributed in North, Central, and East Europe including Russia ^{[2] [3] [4]} and is also known from the Russian Far East. ^{[2] [3]}

The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). ^[5] The larvae feed on Picea abies . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Hobern, D. & Sattler, K., eds. (25 January 2025). "Acanthophila (Mimomeris) latipennella (Rebel, 1937)". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.25.025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
2. Savela, Markku. "Acanthophila Heinemann, 1870". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 19 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
4. "Dichomeris latipennella (Rebel, 1937)". Fauna Europaea . 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
5. "Dichomeris latipennella (Rebel, 1937)". Lepiforum. Retrieved 19 February 2025.