Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Gelechioidea Gelechiidae Dichomeridinae

• Acanthophila alacella (Zeller, 1839) EU, N.Caucasus, Georgia, Iran. See [maps]

  • Gelechia alacella Zeller, 1839; Isis [32] 1839 (3): 199

  • Dichomeris alacella, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Dichomeris alacella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Dichomeris alacella, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Acanthophila alacella; Ponomarenko, 1997, Far Eastern Ent. 50: 11
  • Dichomeris alacella; [NHM card]; [FE]
  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) alacella; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 7

  Larva on (Non-Finnish) Lichen , ;

• Acanthophila beljaevi Ponomarenko, 1998 SE.Siberia. See [maps]

  • Acanthophila beljaevi Ponomarenko, 1998; Far Eastern Ent. 67: 8; TL: Primorskii krai, 25km S Vladivostok, Rikord I.

  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) beljaevi; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 7; [RFEL]
• Acanthophila bimaculatus (Liu & Qian, 1994) China (Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hubei, Anhui, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Guangdong). See [maps]

  • Dichomeris bimaculatus Liu & Qian, 1994; Entomologia sinica 1 (4): 297

  • Dichomeris bimaculata; Ponomarenko, 1997, Far Eastern Ent. 50: 16
  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) bimaculata; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 7

  Larva on (as bimaculata) Cunninghamia lanceolata Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 7

• Acanthophila kuznetzovi Ponomarenko, 1998 Primorye, China (Jilin). See [maps]

  • Acanthophila kuznetzovi Ponomarenko, 1998; Far Eastern Ent. 67: 6; TL: Primorkii krai, 19km NW Partizank, Brovnichi, Tigrovaya river

  • Acanthophila kuznetzovi; Ponomarenko, Park & Bae, 2006, J. Asia-Pacif. Ent. 9 (2): 113
  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) kuznetzovi; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 8; [RFEL]
• Acanthophila lucistriatella Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003 SE.Siberia. See [maps]

  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) lucistriatella Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003; Far Eastern ent. 127: 10; TL: Russia, Primorskii krai, 20km SE Ussuriisk, Gornotaezhnoe

  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) lucistriatella; [RFEL]
• Acanthophila magnimaculata Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003 SE.Siberia. See [maps]

  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) magnimaculata Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003; Far Eastern ent. 127: 11; TL: Russia, Primorskii krai, Partizanskii distr., 12km SW Partizansk, Lozovyi Range

  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) magnimaculata; [RFEL]
• Acanthophila liui (Li & Zheng, 1996) Primorye, China (Anhui, Jiangxi, Jilin). See [maps]

  • Dichomeris liui Li & Zheng, 1996; SHILAP Revta lepid. 24 (95): 234; TL: Jiangxi, China

  • Acanthophila liui; Ponomarenko, 1997, Far Eastern Ent. 50: 12; Ponomarenko, Park & Bae, 2006, J. Asia-Pacif. Ent. 9 (2): 113
  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) liui; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 10; [RFEL]
• Acanthophila pusillella Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003 SE.Siberia. See [maps]

  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) pusillella Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003; Far Eastern ent. 127: 13; TL: Russia, Primorskii krai, Partizanskii distr., 12km SW Partizansk, Lozovyi Range

  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) pusilella[sic, pusillella]; [RFEL]
• Acanthophila qinlingensis (Li & Zheng, 1996) China (Shaanxi), SE.Siberia. See [maps]

  • Dichomeris qinlingensis Li & Zheng, 1996; SHILAP Revta lepid. 24 (95): 235; TL: Shaanxi, China

  • Acanthophila qinlingensis; Ponomarenko, 1997, Far Eastern Ent. 50: 12
  • Acanthopihla qinlingensis; Ponomarenko, 1998, Far Eastern Ent. 67: 12
  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) qinlingensis; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 15; [RFEL]
• Acanthophila silvania Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003 SE.Siberia. See [maps]

  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) silvania Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003; Far Eastern ent. 127: 16; TL: Russia, Primorskii krai, 20km SE Ussuriisk, Gornotaezhnoe

  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) silvania; [RFEL]
• Acanthophila silvestrella Ponomarenko, 1998 SE.Siberia. See [maps]

  • Acanthophila silvestrella Ponomarenko, 1998; Far Eastern Ent. 67: 7; TL: Russia, Primorskii krai, Khasanskii distr., 14km SW Slavyanka, Ryanzanovka

  • Acanthophila (Acanthophila) silvestrella; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 18; [RFEL]

• Acanthophila latipennella (Rebel, 1937) NEU, CEU, ..., SE.Siberia. See [maps]

  • Aristotelia (Xystophora) latipennella Rebel, 1937; Zs. Öst. EntVer. 22 (5): 44; TL: Austria
  • Acompsia scotosiella Hackman, 1945; Notulae Ent. 25 (3): 110; TL: Finland, Kuolemanjärvi
    • = Dichomeris latipennella; [NHM card]
    • = ; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 18; [RFEL]
  • Acanthophila piceana Sulcs, 1968; Dt. ent. Z. 15: 427
    • = Dichomeris latipennella; [NHM card]
    • = ; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 18; [RFEL]
  • Dichomeris (Mimomeris) steueri Povolný, 1978; Acta Mus. Moraviae 63: 144
    • = Dichomeris latipennella; [NHM card]
    • = ; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 18; [RFEL]

  • Dichomeris latipennella, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Dichomeris latipennella, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Dichomeris latipennella; [NHM card]; [FE]
  • Acanthophila (Mimomeris) latipennella; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 18; [RFEL]

  Larva on Picea abies Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 18

• Acanthophila obscura (Li & Zheng, 1997) China (Shaanxi). See [maps]

  • Dichomeris obscura Li & Zheng, 1997; Entomologia sin. 4 (3): 223; TL: Fengxian, Shaanxi, 1600m

  • Acanthophila (Mimomeris) obscura; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 19

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Dichomeris obscura; Ponomarenko, 1998, Far Eastern Ent. 67: 12, f. 24-25
    • = Acanthophila latipennella; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 18
• Acanthophila vixidistinctella Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003 SE.Siberia. See [maps]

  • Acanthophila (Mimomeris) vixidistinctella Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003; Far Eastern ent. 127: 20; TL: Russia, Primorskii krai, 28km NW Lazo, Lazovskii Pass

  • Acanthophila vixidistinctella; [RFEL]

• Acanthophila angustiptera (Li & Zheng, 1997) China (Shaanxi). See [maps]

  • Dichomeris angustiptera Li & Zheng, 1997; Entomologia sin. 4 (3): 228; TL: Fengxian, Shaanxi, 1600m

  • Acanthophila angustiptera; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 22
• Acanthophila nyingchiensis (Li & Zheng, 1996) China (Xizang). See [maps]

  • Dichomeris nyingchiensis Li & Zheng, 1996; SHILAP Revta lepid. 24 (95): 254

  • Dichomeris nyingchiensis; Ponomarenko, 1997, Far Eastern Ent. 50: 27
  • Acanthophila nyingchiensis; Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003, Far Eastern ent. 127: 22
• Acanthophila imperviella Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003 SE.Siberia. See [maps]

  • Acanthophila imperviella Ponomarenko & Omelko, 2003; Far Eastern ent. 127: 22; TL: Russia, Primorskii krai, Ussuriiskii distr., 20km SW Krounovka

  • Acanthophila imperviella; [RFEL]

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