Acrolepia aiea

(Acrolepia aiea)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Acrolepiidae

Genus:Acrolepia

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