Acrolepia aureonigrella
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Species of moth
| Acrolepia aureonigrella | |
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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. aureonigrella
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrolepia aureonigrella Walsingham, 1907
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Acrolepia aureonigrella is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Molokai.
The larvae probably feed on Nothocestrum species. They probably 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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