The Acrolepiidae are a family of moths known as false diamondback moths. In modern classifications, they are often treated as a subfamily (Acrolepiinae) of the family Glyphipterigidae.
Caterpillars are typically spotted and 10 to 12 mm in length. Adults have a wingspan between 16 and 18 mm and are generally nocturnal.
Species
Some representative species are:
- Acrolepia aiea, <small>Swezey 1933</small>
- Acrolepia alliella, <small>Sato 1979</small>
- Acrolepia autumnitella, <small>Curtis 1838</small>
- Acrolepia nothocestri, <small>Busck 1914</small>
- Acrolepiopsis assectella, <small>Zeller, 1839</small>
- Acrolepiopsis betulella, <small>Curtis 1838</small>
- Acrolepiopsis incertella, <small>Chambers 1872</small>
- Acrolepiopsis marcidella, <small>Curtis 1850</small>
- Acrolepiopsis sapporensis, <small>Matsumura 1931</small>
- Acrolepiopsis tauricella, <small>Staudinger 1870</small>
- Acrolepiopsis vesperella, <small>Zeller 1850</small>
- Digitivalva arnicella, <small>Heyden 1863</small>
- Digitivalva eglanteriella, <small>Mann 1855</small>
- Digitivalva granitella, <small>Treitschke 1833</small>
- Digitivalva occidentella, <small>Klimesch 1956</small>
- Digitivalva pulicariae, <small>Klimesch 1956</small>
- Digitivalva reticulella, <small>Hübner 1796</small>
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.
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