Acrolepiidae

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Acrolepiidae
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Acrolepiopsis assectella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea
Family: Acrolepiidae
Heinemann , 1870
Genera

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.

Contents

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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Digitivalva trapezopa is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is known from South Africa.

Acrolepiopsis marcidella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria.

Digitivalva amseli is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1975. It is found in Afghanistan.

Acrolepiopsis postomacula is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1931. It is found in Japan

Acrolepiopsis suzukiella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1931. It is found in Japan.

Acrolepiopsis leucoscia is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is found in the central United States, from Texas north to Illinois, Missouri and Ohio.

Acrolepiopsis brevipennella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Sigeru Moriuti in 1972. It is found in Taiwan.

Acrolepiopsis chirapanthui is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Sigeru Moriuti in 1984. It is found in Thailand.

Acrolepiopsis clavivalvatella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Sigeru Moriuti in 1972. It is found in Japan.

Acrolepiopsis issikiella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Sigeru Moriuti in 1961. It is found in Japan.

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

Acrolepiopsis orchidophaga is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Sigeru Moriuti in 1982. It is found in Japan.

Acrolepiopsis persimilis is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Sigeru Moriuti in 1974. It is found in Japan.

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