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Acrolepiopsis betulella

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Acrolepiopsis betulella
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Acrolepiopsis
Species:
A. betulella
Binomial name
Acrolepiopsis betulella
Curtis, 1838
Synonyms
  • Acrolepia betulella Curtis, 1838
  • Roeslerstammia betuletella Stainton, 1849
  • Acrolepia unicolor Wocke, 1884
  • Acrolepia ursinella Weber, 1845
  • Acrolepia albimaculella Weber, 1845
  • Acrolepia parvisignata Weber, 1945

Acrolepiopsis betulella (Durham tinea) is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in most of central and western Europe. It was believed to be extinct in Great Britain, with 19th-century records from damp woodland in County Durham and Yorkshire and 20th-century records from Scotland, until a specimen was captured in County Durham in spring 2012.[1]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed within flowers and seedheads of Allium ursinum.

References

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  1. ^ "Durham tinea (Acrolepiopsis betulella) re-discovered in England!". 13 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
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