Acrolepia aiea

Acrolepia aiea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Acrolepia
Species: A. aiea
Binomial name
Acrolepia aiea
Swezey, 1933

Acrolepia aiea is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

The larvae feed on Nothocestrum latifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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