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Acrolepia autumnitella

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Acrolepia autumnitella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Acrolepia
Species:
A. autumnitella
Binomial name
Acrolepia autumnitella
Curtis, 1838[1]
Synonyms
  • Roeslerstammia heleniella Zeller, 1839
  • Haemilis lefebvriella Duponchel, 1838
  • Tortrix pygmeana Haworth, 1811
  • Tinea submontana Osthelder, 1951

Acrolepia autumnitella is a species of moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in most parts of Europe. The wingspan ranges from 11 to 13 mm. The forewings are less elongate [than in Digitivalva granitella], ochreous - brown to dark fuscous, irregularly strigulated with black and whitish; two blackish costal spots near middle; a triangular dorsal spot of whitish strigulae before middle; a black sinuate streak in disc towards apex; a whitish bar in middle of terminal cilia. Hindwings are dark grey, lighter anteriorly. The larva is whitish-green; head brownish,[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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