Acrolepiopsis marcidella
Acrolepiopsis marcidella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Acrolepiidae |
Genus: | Acrolepiopsis |
Species: | A. marcidella |
Binomial name | |
Acrolepiopsis marcidella (Curtis, 1850) | |
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Acrolepiopsis marcidella is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is found in Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria.[1]
The wingspan is 13–15 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]
The larvae feed on Ruscus aculeatus. They mine the fruit of their host plant.[3]
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