The Acrolepiidae are a family of
moths known as false diamondback moths. In modern classifications, they are often treated as a subfamily (Acrolepiinae) of the family
Glyphipterigidae
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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:
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Acrolepia aiea
''Acrolepia aiea'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1833 and is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
The larvae feed on '' Nothocestrum latifolium''. They mine
Mine, mines, miners or mini ...
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Swezey 1933
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Acrolepia alliella'',
Sato 1979
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Acrolepia autumnitella
''Acrolepia autumnitella'' is a species of moth of the family Acrolepiidae
The Acrolepiidae are a family of moths known as false diamondback moths. In modern classifications, they are often treated as a subfamily (Acrolepiinae) of the family G ...
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Curtis 1838
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Acrolepia nothocestri
''Acrolepia nothocestri'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was first described by August Busck in 1914. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
The larvae feed on '' Nothocestrum longifolium''. They mine
Mine, mines, miners or m ...
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Busck 1914
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Acrolepiopsis assectella'',
Zeller, 1839
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Acrolepiopsis betulella'',
Curtis 1838
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Acrolepiopsis incertella'',
Chambers 1872
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Acrolepiopsis marcidella
''Acrolepiopsis marcidella'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the dis ...
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Curtis 1850
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Acrolepiopsis sapporensis'',
Matsumura 1931
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Acrolepiopsis tauricella'',
Staudinger 1870
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Acrolepiopsis vesperella'',
Zeller 1850
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Digitivalva arnicella
''Digitivalva arnicella'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Poland and ...
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Heyden 1863
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Digitivalva eglanteriella'',
Mann 1855
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Digitivalva granitella'',
Treitschke 1833
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Digitivalva occidentella'',
Klimesch 1956
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Digitivalva pulicariae'',
Klimesch 1956
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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.
External links
MicrolepsU.S.A.(Nearctic)
Imago, genitalia images
{{Taxonbar, from=Q133256
Taxa named by Hermann von Heinemann