Acrolepiopsis leucoscia

Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Acrolepiidae
Genus:	Acrolepiopsis
Species:	A. leucoscia
Binomial name
	Acrolepiopsis leucoscia; (Meyrick, 1927) [1]
Synonyms
	Acrolepia leucosciaMeyrick, 1927;

Last updated March 06, 2019

Acrolepiopsis leucoscia is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927.^[2] It is found in the central United States, from Texas north to Illinois, Missouri and Ohio.^[3]

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

The Acrolepiidae are a family of moths known as false diamondback moths. In modern classifications, it is often treated as a subfamily (Acrolepiinae) of the family Glyphipterigidae.

Edward Meyrick FRS was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on Microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern Microlepidoptera systematics.

The length of the forewings 6.7–7.7 mm.

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Acrolepiopsis is a genus of moths in the family Acrolepiidae.

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

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

Acrolepiopsis issikiella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by 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.

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References

↑ mothphotographersgroup
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrolepia leucoscia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
↑ Taxonomic review of the leek moth genus Acrolepiopsis (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) in North America Archived March 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine .

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[1] thphotographersgroup

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrolepia leucoscia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

[3] Taxonomic review of the leek moth genus Acrolepiopsis (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) in North America Archived March 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine .