Acanthophila

Acanthophila is a moth genus. It is here placed in subfamily Dichomeridinae of family Gelechiidae, although it is sometimes treated as junior synonym of Dichomeris.

Acanthophila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Dichomeridinae
Genus: Acanthophila
Heinemann, 1870
Synonyms
  • Acantophila Osthelder, 1951 (misspelling)
  • Dichomeris Hodges, 1986 (part)

Species

References

    • Ponomarenko, M.G., 1998: New taxonomic data on Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from the Russian Far East. Far Eastern Entomologist 67: 1-17. Full article:
    • Ponomarenko, M.G. & Omelko, M.M., 2003: Review of the genus Acanthophila Heinemann, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Far Eastern Entomologist 127: 1-24


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