Acrolepiidae

Acrolepiidae
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

The Acrolepiidae family of moths are also known as False Diamondback moths.

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