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Acrolepiopsis californica

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Species of moth

Acrolepiopsis californica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Acrolepiopsis
Species: A. californica
Binomial name
Acrolepiopsis californica
Gaedike, 1984
Synonyms
  • Acrolepiopsis liliivora Gaedike, 1994

Acrolepiopsis californica is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in western California, western Oregon and Alberta.

The length of the forewings 4.4–6.7 mm.

Larvae have been reared on Lilium pardalinum, Lilium washingtonianum, Disporum hookeri and possibly Disporum trachycarpum. They have been observed mining the fruit of their host plant.

References

  1. Taxonomic review of the leek moth genus Acrolepiopsis (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) in North America Archived March 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
Taxon identifiers
Acrolepiopsis californica


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