''Acanthophila silvania'' is a

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in the family Gelechiidae. It is only from the southern part of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The

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is 11.5–12 mm. The forewings are dark grey with a light grey oblique line at three-fourths of the wing length and four blackish spots, found at the middle and end of the cell, at one-fourth and at the middle of the anal fold. There are also three spots at the middle of the wing. These are edged by light scales. The apex and termen are outlined by blackish scales at first, and by whitish scales further on. The hindwings are grey. & , 2003: Review of the genus ''Acanthophila'' Heinemann, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Far Eastern Entomologist'' 127: 1-24

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