Acrolepiidae Explained
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.
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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