Acrolepiopsis marcidella

Acrolepiopsis marcidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Acrolepiidae
Genus:Acrolepiopsis
Species: A. marcidella
Binomial name
Acrolepiopsis marcidella
(Curtis, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Acrolepia marcidella Curtis, 1850
  • Roeslerstammia fumociliella Mann, 1855

Acrolepiopsis marcidella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. 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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