Acrolepiopsis issikiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Acrolepiopsis
Species:
A. issikiella
Binomial name
Acrolepiopsis issikiella
(Moriuti, 1961)
Synonyms
  • Acrolepia issikiella Moriuti, 1961

Acrolepiopsis issikiella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Sigeru 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

  1. 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.
  2. An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone
  3. Polyvoltinism of Acrolepiopsis issikiella (Moriuti) (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) and Its Feeding Portions of the Host Plant


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