Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. 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]
| Acrolepiopsis leucoscia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acrolepiidae |
| Genus: | Acrolepiopsis |
| Species: | A. leucoscia |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrolepiopsis leucoscia | |
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The length of the forewings 6.7–7.7 mm.
References
- mothphotographersgroup
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrolepia leucoscia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- 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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