''Acanthophila pusillella'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable dis ...

. It is found in

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, where it is known only from the southern part of

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. The

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is 9.5–10 mm. The forewings are dark grey with scattered light grey scales and a light grey costal stroke near three-fourths of length, as well as five to six indistinct blackish dots along the apex and termen, and four more or less distinct blackish spots found at the middle and the end of the cell, at one-fourth and at the middle of the anal fold. The hindwings are grey. & , 2003: Review of the genus ''Acanthophila'' Heinemann, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Far Eastern Entomologist'' 127: 1-24

References

pusillella Moths of Asia Moths described in 2003 {{Dichomeridinae-stub