''Acanthophila'' is a
moth
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genus
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. It is here placed in
subfamily
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Dichomeridinae
Dichomeridinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Distribution
Almost worldwide, except the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Diversity
The subfamily formerly included three tribes, about 29 genera and about 900 species. However, a ...
of
family
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Gelechiidae
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, although it is sometimes treated as junior synonym of ''
Dichomeris
''Dichomeris'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Selected species
*''ligulella'' species group
**''Dichomeris ligulella'' Hübner, 1818
**'' Dichomeris gausapa'' Hodges, 1986
*''acuminata'' species g ...
''.
Species
*Subgenus ''Acanthophila''
**''
Acanthophila alacella''
(Zeller, 1839)
**''
Acanthophila beljaevi''
Ponomarenko, 1998
**''
Acanthophila bimaculata''
(Liu & Qian, 1994)
**''
Acanthophila kuznetzovi''
Ponomarenko, 1998
**''
Acanthophila liui''
(Li & Zheng, 1996)
**''
Acanthophila lucistrialella''
M.G. Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003
**''
Acanthophila magnimaculata''
M.G. Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003
**''
Acanthophila pusillella''
M.G. Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003
**''
Acanthophila qinlingensis''
Li & Zheng, 1996
**''
Acanthophila silvania''
M.G. Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003
**''
Acanthophila silvestrella''
M.G. Ponomarenko, 1998
*Subgenus ''Mimomeris''
Povolný, 1978
**''
Acanthophila latipennella''
(Rebel, 1937)
**''
Acanthophila obscura''
(Li & Zheng, 1997)
**''
Acanthophila vixidistinctella''
Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003
*incertae sedis
**''
Acanthophila angustiptera''
(Li & Zheng, 1997)
**''
Acanthophila imperviella''
M.G. Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003
**''
Acanthophila nyingchiensis''
(Li & Zheng, 1996)
References
* , 1998: New taxonomic data on ''Dichomeridinae'' (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from the Russian Far East. ''Far Eastern Entomologist'' 67: 1-17. Full article
* & , 2003: Review of the genus ''Acanthophila'' Heinemann, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Far Eastern Entomologist'' 127: 1-2
Acanthophila,
Dichomeridinae
Moth genera
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