Acrolepiopsis issikiella

Acrolepiopsis issikiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Acrolepiidae
Genus:	Acrolepiopsis
Species:	A. issikiella
Binomial name
	Acrolepiopsis issikiella; (Moriuti, 1961)
Synonyms
	Acrolepia issikiella Moriuti, 1961;

Acrolepiopsis issikiella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Sigeru Moriuti in 1961. It is found in Japan.^[1]

The wingspan is 11–12 mm.^[2] There are several generations per year. The adults emerge in autumn and overwinter.

The larvae feed on seeds in a capsule of Dioscorea species, but have also been recorded tunneling the stems, or feeding on the leaves of . Larvae can be found from summer to mid-autumn.^[3]

References[]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrolepia issikiella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
^ An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone
^ Polyvoltinism of Acrolepiopsis issikiella (Moriuti) (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) and Its Feeding Portions of the Host Plant

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrolepia issikiella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

[2] An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone

[3] Polyvoltinism of Acrolepiopsis issikiella (Moriuti) (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) and Its Feeding Portions of the Host Plant

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