Acrolepiidae | |
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Acrolepiopsis assectella | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Yponomeutoidea |
Family: | Acrolepiidae Heinemann, 1870 |
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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.
Some representative species are:
The Plutellidae are a family of moths commonly known as the diamondback moths, named after the diamondback moth of European origin. It was once considered to have three subfamilies: Plutellinae, Praydinae, and Scythropiinae. Praydinae was later elevated to its own family, Praydidae, while Scythropiinae has variously been moved to Yponomeutidae or also elevated to its own family.
Acrolepia autumnitella is a species of moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in most parts of Europe. The wingspan ranges from 11 to 13 mm. The forewings are less elongate [than in Digitivalva granitella], ochreous - brown to dark fuscous, irregularly strigulated with black and whitish; two blackish costal spots near middle; a triangular dorsal spot of whitish strigulae before middle; a black sinuate streak in disc towards apex; a whitish bar in middle of terminal cilia. Hindwings are dark grey, lighter anteriorly. The larva is whitish-green; head brownish,
Acrolepia is a genus of moths in the family Acrolepiidae.
Acrolepiopsis is a genus of moths in the family Acrolepiidae.
Digitivalva is a genus of moths in the family Acrolepiidae.
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.