Acrolepiopsis
Encyclopedia
Acrolepiopsis is a genus of moth
s in the Acrolepiidae
family.
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.
Species
The following species are classified:- 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 marcidella Curtis, 1850
- Acrolepiopsis caucasica Zagulajev, 1980
- Acrolepiopsis tauricella Staudinger, 1871
- Acrolepiopsis vesperella Zeller, 1850
- Acrolepiopsis liliivora Gaedike, 1994
- Acrolepiopsis californica Gaedike, 1984