Acanthophila latipennella

Acanthophila latipennella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Acanthophila
Species:
A. latipennella
Binomial name
Acanthophila latipennella
(Rebel, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia (Xystophora) latipennella Rebel, 1937
  • Acompsia scotosiella Hackman, 1945
  • Acanthophila piceana Sulcs, 1968
  • Dichomeris (Mimomeris) steueri Povolný, 1978
  • Dichomeris latipennella Rebel, 1937

Acanthophila latipennella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in North, Central, and East Europe including Russia and is also known from the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). The larvae feed on Picea abies.