Acanthophila latipennella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia[2] and Europe, where it has been recorded from Norway south to Italy and east to Russia.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Acanthophila |
| Species: | A. latipennella
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| Acanthophila latipennella (Rebel, 1937)
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The wingspan is 12–13 mm (0.47–0.51 in).[4]
The larvae feed on Picea abies.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris latipennella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de