Acrolepiopsis leucoscia

Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Acrolepiopsis
Species: A. leucoscia
Binomial name
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
(Meyrick, 1927)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrolepia leucoscia Meyrick, 1927

Acrolepiopsis leucoscia is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927.[2] It is found in the central United States, from Texas north to Illinois, Missouri and Ohio.[3]

The length of the forewings 6.7–7.7 mm.

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ LepIndex
  3. ↑ Taxonomic review of the leek moth genus Acrolepiopsis (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) in North America Archived March 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.


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