Acrolepiidae
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The Acrolepiidae family of moth
s are also known as False Diamondback moths.
Caterpillars are typically 10 to 12 mm in length and spotted. Adults have a wingspan between 16 and 18 mm and are generally nocturnal.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s are also known as False Diamondback moths.
Caterpillars are typically 10 to 12 mm in length and spotted. Adults have a wingspan between 16 and 18 mm and are generally nocturnal.
Species
Some representative species are:- Acrolepia aieaAcrolepia aieaAcrolepia aiea is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is endemic to Kauai.The larvae feed on Nothocestrum latifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.-External links:*...
, Swezey 1933 - Acrolepia alliella, Sato 1979
- Acrolepia autumnitellaAcrolepia autumnitellaAcrolepia autumnitella is a species of moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in most parts of Europe. The wingspan ranges from 11 to 13 mm....
, Curtis 1838 - Acrolepia nothocestriAcrolepia nothocestriAcrolepia nothocestri is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.The larvae feed on Nothocestrum longifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.-External links:*...
, Busck 1914 - Acrolepiopsis assectella, Zeller, 1839
- Acrolepiopsis betulellaAcrolepiopsis betulellaThe Durham Tinea is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is found in most of central and western Europe, although it is now believed to be extinct in Great Britain, with nineteenth-century records from damp woodland in Co. Durham and Yorkshire and twentieth-century records from Scotland.The...
, Curtis 1838 - Acrolepiopsis incertella, Chambers 1872
- Acrolepiopsis marcidella, Curtis 1850
- Acrolepiopsis sapporensisAcrolepiopsis sapporensisThe Asiatic Onion Leafminer is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is native to Asia, where it is found from Mongolia to Japan...
, Matsumura 1931 - Acrolepiopsis tauricella, Staudinger 1870
- Acrolepiopsis vesperella, Zeller 1850
- Digitivalva arnicella, Heyden 1863
- Digitivalva eglanteriella, Mann 1855
- Digitivalva granitella, Treitschke 1833
- Digitivalva occidentella, Klimesch 1956
- Digitivalva pulicariae, Klimesch 1956
- Digitivalva reticulella, Hübner 1796
External links
- Microleps U.S.A.(Nearctic)
- Naturhistoriska riksmuseet Imago, genitalia images