Acrolepia aiea
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Species of moth
| Acrolepia aiea | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acrolepiidae |
| Genus: | Acrolepia |
| Species: | A. aiea
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrolepia aiea Swezey, 1933
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Acrolepia aiea is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1833 and is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
The larvae feed on Nothocestrum latifolium . They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
[edit ]- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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