| Acrolepia | |
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| Unidentified Acrolepia sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acrolepiidae |
| Genus: | Acrolepia Curtis, 1838 |
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Acrolepia is a genus of moths in the family Acrolepiidae.
The following species are classified:
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