Acrolepiopsis nagaimo

Acrolepiopsis nagaimo is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was described by Yasuda in 2000. It is found in Japan.[1]

Acrolepiopsis nagaimo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Acrolepiopsis
Species:
A. nagaimo
Binomial name
Acrolepiopsis nagaimo
Yasuda, 2000

The larvae feed on Dioscorea oposita. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. A new species of the genus Acrolepiopsis Gaedike (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) injurious to Chinese yam and its closely allied species from Japan


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