Acrolepiidae

Acrolepiidae
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Acrolepiopsis assectella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Yponomeutoidea
Family:	Acrolepiidae Heinemann , 1870
Genera
Acrolepia Curtis, 1838 Acrolepiopsis Gaedike, 1970 Digitivalva Gaedike, 1970 Digitivalvopsis Budashkin, 1995

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 Glyphipterigidae family.

Caterpillars are typically 10 to 12 mm in length and spotted. Adults have a wingspan between 16 and 18 mm and are generally nocturnal.

Species

Some representative species are:

• Acrolepia aiea, Swezey 1933
• Acrolepia alliella, Sato 1979
• Acrolepia autumnitella, Curtis 1838
• Acrolepia nothocestri, Busck 1914
• Acrolepiopsis assectella, Zeller, 1839
• Acrolepiopsis betulella, Curtis 1838
• Acrolepiopsis incertella, Chambers 1872
• Acrolepiopsis marcidella, Curtis 1850
• Acrolepiopsis sapporensis, Matsumura 1931
• Acrolepiopsis tauricella, Staudinger 1870
• Acrolepiopsis vesperella, Zeller 1850
• Digitivalva arnicella, Heyden 1863
• Digitivalva eglanteriella, Mann 1855
• Digitivalva granitella, Treitschke 1833
• Digitivalva occidentella, Klimesch 1956
• Digitivalva pulicariae, Klimesch 1956
• Digitivalva reticulella, Hübner 1796

References

• Gaedike R. (1969). Contribution for the knowledge of the Acrolepiidae Fauna of the Balkan Peninsula
• Carter, D. (1984). Pest Lepidoptera of Europe. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Boston.

External links

• Microleps U.S.A.(Nearctic)
• Naturhistoriska riksmuseet Imago, genitalia images