Acrolepiopsis nagaimo explained

Acrolepiopsis nagaimo is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Yasuda in 2000. It is found in Japan.[1]

The larvae feed on Dioscorea oposita. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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