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Acanthophila
Sign in to saveAcanthophila 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.
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lichen crest
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyGelechiidae
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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.
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