Acrolepiidae

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Acrolepiidae
Acrolepiopsis assectella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea
Family: Acrolepiidae
Heinemann, 1870
Genera

The Acrolepiidae family of moths 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.


[edit] Species

Some representative species are:

  • Acrolepia aiea, Swezey 1933
  • Acrolepia alliella, Sato 1979
  • Acrolepia autumnitella, Curtis 1838
  • Acrolepia nothocestri, Busck 1914
  • Acrolepiopsis assectella, Zeller, 1839
  • Acrolepiopsis betulella, Curtis 1838
  • Acrolepiopsis incertella, Chambers 1872
  • Acrolepiopsis marcidella, Curtis 1850
  • Acrolepiopsis sapporensis, 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

[edit] References

  • Gaedike R. (1969). Contribution for the knowledge of the Acrolepiidae Fauna of the Balkan Peninsula
  • Carter, D. (1984). Pest Lepidoptera of Europe. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Boston.
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