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Acrolepia aureonigrella

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Species of moth

Acrolepia aureonigrella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Acrolepia
Species: A. aureonigrella
Binomial name
Acrolepia aureonigrella
Walsingham, 1907

Acrolepia aureonigrella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Molokai.

The larvae probably feed on Nothocestrum species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Taxon identifiers
Acrolepia aureonigrella


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