''Acrolepia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Acrolepiidae
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 l ...
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Species
The following species are classified:
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Acrolepia afghanistanella''
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Acrolepia aiea''
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Acrolepia aleuritis''
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Acrolepia asiatica''
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Acrolepia aureella''
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Acrolepia aureonigrella''
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Acrolepia autumnitella''
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Acrolepia beardsleyi''
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Acrolepia bythodes
''Acrolepia'' is a genus of moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximate ...
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Acrolepia canachopis''
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Acrolepia cestrella''
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Acrolepia chalarodesma''
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Acrolepia chalcolampra''
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Acrolepia chariphanes''
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Acrolepia conchitis
''Acrolepia conchitis'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest coun ...
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Acrolepia corticosa''
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Acrolepia dioscoreivora''
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Acrolepia elaphrodes''
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Acrolepia gelida
''Acrolepia gelida'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is known from South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by ...
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Acrolepia halosema
''Acrolepia halosema'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the ...
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Acrolepia jaspidata
''Acrolepia jaspidata'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1919. It is found in South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisph ...
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Acrolepia kasyi
''Acrolepia kasyi'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1968. It is found in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانست ...
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Acrolepia maculella
''Acrolepia maculella'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Blanchard in 1852. It is found in Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost ...
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Acrolepia manganeutis
''Acrolepia manganeutis'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur ent ...
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Acrolepia marmaropis
''Acrolepia marmaropis'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1919. It is found in South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisp ...
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Acrolepia mixotypa
''Acrolepia mixotypa'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the ...
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Acrolepia moriuti
''Acrolepia moriuti'' is a moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately ...
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Acrolepia niphosperma
''Acrolepia niphosperma'' is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in ...
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Acrolepia nitrodes''
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Acrolepia nodulata''
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Acrolepia nothocestri''
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Acrolepia oxyglypta''
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Acrolepia peyerhimoffella''
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Acrolepia poliopis''
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Acrolepia prasinaula''
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Acrolepia rejecta''
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Acrolepia rungsella''
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Acrolepia seraphica''
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Acrolepia syrphacopis''
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Acrolepia tharsalea''
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Acrolepia xiphias''
References
* , 1986: Die typen der orientalischen, australischen und äthiopischen Acrolepiidae (Lepidoptera). ''Beiträge zur Entomologie'' 36 (1): 63-68.
* , 1956: Die Arten der Acrolepia granitella Tr.-Gruppe. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Genitalmorphologie der Acrolepiidae sowie Beschreibung von 6 neuen Arten (Lep., Acrolepiidae). ''Zeitschrift der Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft'' 41: 129-144
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Acrolepiidae
Moth genera