The Acrolepiidae are a family of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s known as false diamondback moths. In modern classifications, they are often treated as a subfamily (Acrolepiinae) of the family Glyphipterigidae. Caterpillars are typically spotted and 10 to 12 mm in length. Adults have a wingspan between 16 and 18 mm and are generally nocturnal.

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

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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