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Acanthophila kuznetzovi

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

Acanthophila kuznetzovi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1][failed verification] It is only known from the southern part of Primorsky Krai, Russia.[2]

Description

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The wingspan is 12–13 mm.

Etymology

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The species is named for Prof. V.I. Kuznetzov of the Zoological Institute in St. Petersburg.[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. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  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)