Acrolepia
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Acrolepia is a genus of moth
s in the Acrolepiidae
family.
The following species are classified:
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 in the Acrolepiidae
Acrolepiidae
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.-Species:Some representative species are:...
family.
The following species are classified:
- Acrolepia adjectella Heyden 1863
- Acrolepia afghanistanella Gaedike 1968
- 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 albicomella Moriuti 1972
- Acrolepia albimaculella Weber 1945
- Acrolepia aleuritis Meyrick 1913
- Acrolepia amseli Geadike 1975
- Acrolepia argolitha Meyrick 1932
- Acrolepia arnicella Heyden 1863
- Acrolepia artemisiella Moriuti 1972
- Acrolepia asiatica Gaedike 1971
- Acrolepia assectella
- Acrolepia aureella Blanchard 1852
- Acrolepia aureonigrellaAcrolepia aureonigrellaAcrolepia aureonigrella is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is endemic to Molokai.The larvae probably feed on Nothocestrum species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.-External links:*...
Walsingham 1907 - 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....
- Acrolepia beardsleyiAcrolepia beardsleyiAcrolepia beardsleyi is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is endemic to Maui.The wingspan is 9-10 mm.The larvae feed on Nothocestrum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant....
Zimmerman 1978 - Acrolepia betuletella Stainton 1858
- Acrolepia brevipennella Moriuti 1972
- Acrolepia bythodes Meyrick 1919
- Acrolepia canachopisAcrolepia canachopisAcrolepia canachopis is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is known from South Africa....
Meyrick 1913 - Acrolepia cariosella Treitschke 1835
- Acrolepia caucasica Zagulajev 1980
- Acrolepia cestrella Busck 1934
- Acrolepia chalarodesmaAcrolepia chalarodesmaAcrolepia chalarodesma is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is known from South Africa....
Meyrick 1927 - Acrolepia chalcolampra Meyrick 1931
- Acrolepia chariphanes Meyrick 1931
- Acrolepia chirapanthui Moriuti 1984
- Acrolepia christophi Toll 1958
- Acrolepia clavivalvatella Moriuti 1972
- Acrolepia conchitis Meyrick 1913
- Acrolepia corticosa Meyrick 1913
- Acrolepia cydoniella Rebel 1916
- Acrolepia delta Moriuti 1961
- Acrolepia deltoides Gaedike 1971
- Acrolepia dioscoreae Moriuti 1961
- Acrolepia dioscoreivoraAcrolepia dioscoreivoraAcrolepia dioscoreivora is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is known from Africa....
Gibeaux, 1989 - Acrolepia dorsimaculella Chambers 1873
- Acrolepia eglanteriella Mann 1855
- Acrolepia elaphrodes Meyrick 1919
- Acrolepia exsuccella Erschoff 1874
- Acrolepia falkneri Amsel 1974
- Acrolepia fulviceps Wocke 1850
- Acrolepia fumociliella Mann 1855
- Acrolepia gelidaAcrolepia gelidaAcrolepia gelida is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is known from South Africa....
Meyrick 1921 - Acrolepia glaseri Gaedike 1971
- Acrolepia granitella Treitschke 1833
- Acrolepia halosema Meyrick 1931
- Acrolepia halosticta Meyrick 1914
- Acrolepia heleniella
- Acrolepia hemiglypha Diakonoff 1976
- Acrolepia heringi Klimesch 1956
- Acrolepia hoenei Gaedike 1971
- Acrolepia honorata Meyrick 1921
- Acrolepia incertella Chambers 1872
- Acrolepia issikiella Moriuti 1961
- Acrolepia japonica Gaedike 1982
- Acrolepia jaspidata Meyrick 1919
- Acrolepia karolyii Szöcs 1969
- Acrolepia kasyi Gaedike 1968
- Acrolepia laucoscia Meyrick 1927
- Acrolepia lefebvriella
- Acrolepia longipennella Moriuti 1972
- Acrolepia macedonica Klimesch 1956
- Acrolepia maculella Blanchard 1852
- Acrolepia manganeutis Meyrick 1913
- Acrolepia marcidella
- Acrolepia marmaropis Meyrick 1919
- Acrolepia mixotypa Meyrick 1931
- Acrolepia moriuti Gaedike 1982
- Acrolepia nephelota Bradley 1965
- Acrolepia niphosperma Meyrick 1931
- Acrolepia nitrodes Meyrick 1910
- Acrolepia nodulata Meyrick 1921
- 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 - Acrolepia obscurella Rocci 1931
- Acrolepia occidentella Klimesch 1956
- Acrolepia orchidophaga Inoue et al. 1982
- Acrolepia orientella Klimesch 1956
- Acrolepia oxyglypta Meyrick 1929
- Acrolepia pappella Walsingham 1907
- Acrolepia paradoxa Inoue et al. 1982
- Acrolepia parvisignata Weber 1945
- Acrolepia perlepidella Stainton 1849
- Acrolepia persimilis Moriuti 1974
- Acrolepia peyerhimoffella Sand 1879
- Acrolepia poliopis Meyrick 1919
- Acrolepia postmacula Matsumura 1932
- Acrolepia prasinaula Meyrick 1927
- Acrolepia pulicariae Klimesch 1956
- Acrolepia pygmaeana Haworth 1811
- Acrolepia rejecta Meyrick 1922
- Acrolepia reticulella Hübner 1796
- Acrolepia reticulosa Braun 1927
- Acrolepia ruficeps Herrich-Schäffer 1855
- Acrolepia rungsella Lucas 1943
- Acrolepia sapporensis Matsumura 1931
- Acrolepia seraphica Meyrick 1931
- Acrolepia sibirica Toll 1958
- Acrolepia similella Müller-Rutz 1920
- Acrolepia sinense Gaedike 1971
- Acrolepia smilaxella Milliére 1864
- Acrolepia solidaginis Staudinger 1859
- Acrolepia submontana Osthelder 1951
- Acrolepia suzukiella Matsumura 1932
- Acrolepia syrphacopis Meyrick 1919
- Acrolepia tamias Hering 1927
- Acrolepia tauricella Staudinger 1870
- Acrolepia tharsalea Walsingham 1914
- Acrolepia trapezopaAcrolepia trapezopaAcrolepia trapezopa is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is known from South Africa....
Meyrick 1914 - Acrolepia ussurica Zagulajev 1981
- Acrolepia valeriella Snellen 1878
- Acrolepia variella Müller-Rutz 1920
- Acrolepia vesperella
- Acrolepia vigeliella
- Acrolepia volgensis Toll 1958
- Acrolepia wolfschlaegeri Klimesch 1956
- Acrolepia xiphias Meyrick 1931
- Acrolepia xylophragmaAcrolepia xylophragmaAcrolepia xylophragma is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is known from South Africa....
(Meyrick, 1926)