Acrolepiopsis marcidella

Acrolepiopsis marcidella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria.[1]

Acrolepiopsis marcidella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Acrolepiopsis
Species:
A. marcidella
Binomial name
Acrolepiopsis marcidella
(Curtis, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Acrolepia marcidella Curtis, 1850
  • Roeslerstammia fumociliella Mann, 1855

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]

The larvae feed on butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus), mining the fruit.[3]


References
  1. "Acrolepiopsis marcidella (Curtis, 1850)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "Acrolepiopsis marcidella (Curtis, 1850)". UKmoths. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. "Acrolepiopsis marcidella (Curtis, 1850)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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