Acrolepiopsis issikiella
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Acrolepiopsis issikiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Acrolepiidae |
Genus: | Acrolepiopsis |
Species: | A. issikiella
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Binomial name | |
Acrolepiopsis issikiella (Moriuti, 1961)
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Acrolepiopsis issikiella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Moriuti in 1961. It is found in Japan.[1]
The wingspan is 11–12 mm.[2] There are several generations per year. The adults emerge in autumn and overwinter.
The larvae feed on seeds in a capsule of Dioscorea species, but have also been recorded tunneling the stems, or feeding on the leaves of Dioscorea tokoro. Larvae can be found from summer to mid autumn.[3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrolepia issikiella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Japanese Moths
- ^ Polyvoltinism of Acrolepiopsis issikiella (Moriuti) (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) and Its Feeding Portions of the Host Plant