Acrolepiopsis japonica explained

Acrolepiopsis japonica is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1982. It is found in Japan.

The larvae are borers in Dioscorea japonica.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20013006200.html;jsessionid=D26CD7E8C9A4CB3B740FB383D6CD617F A new species of the genus Acrolepiopsis Gaedike (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) injurious to Chinese yam and its closely allied species from Japan