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Acrolepiopsis marcidella

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Acrolepiopsis marcidella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Acrolepiopsis
Species:
A. marcidella
Binomial name
Acrolepiopsis marcidella
(Curtis, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Acrolepia marcidella Curtis, 1850
  • Roeslerstammia fumociliella Mann, 1855

Acrolepiopsis marcidella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria.[1]

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]

The larvae feed on Ruscus aculeatus. They mine the fruit of their host plant.[3]

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