''Acrolepiopsis nagaimo'' is a
moth of 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 ...
. It was described by Yasuda in 2000. It is found in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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A new species of the genus Acrolepiopsis Gaedike (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) injurious to Chinese yam and its closely allied species from Japan
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The larvae feed on '' Dioscorea oposita''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Moths described in 2000
Acrolepiidae
Moths of Japan
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