Acanthophila

Acanthophila
Acanthophila latipennella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Dichomeridinae
Genus: Acanthophila
Heinemann, 1870
Synonyms
  • Acantophila Osthelder, 1951 (misspelling)
  • Mimomeris Povolný, 1978 – recognized as a subgenus

Acanthophila is a moth genus in the subfamily Dichomeridinae of the family Gelechiidae. It occurs in Europe and Asia to the Russian Far East and China.

The larvae feed on lichens, mosses, and trees from the families Pinaceae and Taxodiaceae.