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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Acrolepiopsis
Species:
A. leucoscia
Binomial name
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia
(Meyrick, 1927)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrolepia leucoscia Meyrick, 1927

The length of the forewings 6.7–7.7 mm.

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. 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.
  3. 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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