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Acrolepiidae

(Family)

Overview

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The Acrolepiidae family of are also known as False Diamondback moths.

Caterpillars are typically 10 to 12 mm in length and spotted. Adults have a wingspan between 16 and 18 mm and are generally nocturnal.

Species

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Some representative species are:

Photos

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Taxonomy

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The Family Acrolepiidae is a member of the Superfamily Yponomeutoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Acrolepiidae:

The Family Acrolepiidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

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Abacistis

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Abrenthia

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Acanthocasis

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Acanthocnemes

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Acmosara

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Acrataula

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Acrolepia

Acrolepia is a genus of . [more]

Acrolepiopsis

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Actinoscelis

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Adamantoscelis

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Aemylurgis

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Aenicteria

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Agalmoscelis

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Aictis

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Amalthina

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Amblyzancla

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Amphiclada

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Anaphantis

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Anoista

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Anthonympha

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Antispastis

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Anypoptus

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Apistomorpha

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Araeolepia

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Arauzona

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Arctocoma

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Argyresthia

Argyresthia is a genus of in the Argyresthiidae family. [more]

Argyresthites

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Arrhetopista

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Artenacia

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Astaropola

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Atalopsycha

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Atemelia

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Athlostola

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Atrijuglans

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Atteva

The Ailanthus webworm, Atteva punctella, is an now found commonly in the United States. [more]

Automachaeris

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Bahrlutia

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Balanoptica

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Banghaasia

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Bedellia

Bedelliidae is a small of small, narrow-winged moths; most authorities recognize just a single genus, Bedellia, previously included in the family Lyonetiidae. [more]

Beijinga

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Betharga

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Bonia

Bonia is a of bamboo. [more]

Buxeta

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Cadmogenes

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Calamotis

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Calliathla

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Callithrinca

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Camineutis

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Caminophantis

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Campbellana

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Capanica

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Carmentina

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Cateristis

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Cedestis

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Chalconympha

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Charicrita

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Charitoleuca

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Charixena

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Chionaemopsis

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Chionogenes

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Chrysocentris

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Chrysolytis

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Chrysoxestis

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Circica

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Circoxena

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Citrinarchis

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Cladarodes

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Coleopholas

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Comocritis

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Conchiophora

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Conopotarsa

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Copobathra

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Copocentra

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Coptoproctis

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Coracistis

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Cotaena

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Craterobathra

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Crembalastis

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Crobylophora

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Cronicombra

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Cyanarmostis

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Cycloplasis

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Cymonympha

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Dascia

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Daulocoma

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Diaphragmistis

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Diascepsis

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Diastatica

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Diathryptica

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Dieda

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Digitivalva

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Diploschizia

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Diplothectis

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Distagmos

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Dolichernis

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Doxophyrtis

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Echinophrictis

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Ecrectica

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Eidophasia

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Electrographa

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Embryonopsis

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Encamina

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Encratora

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Endozestis

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Entrichiria

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Epactosaris

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Epichthonodes

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Epicroesa

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Epinomeuta

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Erineda

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Erioptris

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Eriopyrrha

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Ernolytis

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Ethirastis

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Euarne

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Eucalantica

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Eucalliathla

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Eucalyptra

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Eucatagma

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Euceratia

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Eudolichura

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Eudophasia

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Eudrymopa

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Euhyponomeuta

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Euhyponomeutoides

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Eusthenica

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Exanthica

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Exaulistis

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Exegetia

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Genostele

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Glyphipterix

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Gnamptonoma

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Gymnogelastis

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Gymnomacha

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Gypsosaris

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Haemangela

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Helenodes

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Heliodines

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Hemicalyptris

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Hesperarcha

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Hethmoscelis

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Hierocrobyla

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Hierodryas

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Hierophanes

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Hyperxena

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Ilychytis

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Iriania

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Iridostoma

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Irinympha

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Isotornis

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Ithutomus

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Kessleria

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Lamachaera

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Lamprolophus

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Lamproteucha

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Lepidotarphius

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Lepocnemis

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Leucoptera

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Leuroperna

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Leurophanes

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Leuroptila

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Leuroscelis

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Lissochroa

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Lissocnemitis

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Litaneutis

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Lithariapteryx

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Lithotactis

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Lyonetia

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Machaerocrates

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Machlotica

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Magorrhabda

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Melitonympha

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Metanomeuta

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Metharmostis

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Micropostega

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Mnemoses

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Molybdurga

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Morotripta

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Mychonoa

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Myrsila

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Napecoetes

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Nematobola

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Neomachlotica

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Nesotropha

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Niphodidactis

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Niphonympha

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Nosymna

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Nymphonia

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Ochsenheimeria

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Ocnerostoma

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Opsiclines

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Orencostoma

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Oridryas

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Orinympha

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Orochion

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Orsocoma

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Orthenches

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Orthiostola

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Orthosaris

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Orthotaelia

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Otoptris

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Palaetheta

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Palleura

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Pantosperma

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Paraargyresthia

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Paradoxus

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Parahyponomeuta

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Paraphyllis

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Paraswammerdamia

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Parazelota

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Parexaula

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Pauridioneura

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Percnarcha

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Perileucoptera

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Petasobathra

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Phalangitis

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Phalerarcha

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Phasmatographa

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Philaustera

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Philocoristis

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Philonome

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Phrealcia

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Phryganostola

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Phylacodes

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Phyllobrostis

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Piestoceros

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Placoptila

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Platacmaea

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Plexippica

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Pliniaca

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Plutella

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Podiasa

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Porphyrocrates

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Prays

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Proditrix

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Proleucoptera

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Prolyonetia

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Pronomeuta

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Protanystis

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Protonoma

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Prytaneutis

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Pseudastasia

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Pseudorinympha

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Pseudoswammerdamia

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Pseudotalara

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Psychromnestra

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Pteropygme

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Rhabdocosma

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Rhabdocrates

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Rhigognostis

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Saridoscelis

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Scaeophanes

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Scelorthus

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Schistocyttara

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Scythropia

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Scythropites

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Sericostola

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Sisyrotarsa

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Sobareutis

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Spaniophylla

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Sporadarchis

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Spyridarcha

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Stachyotis

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Stasiphron

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Stathmopoda

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Steganosticha

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Stryphnaula

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Subeidophasia

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Swammerdamia

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Sympetalistis

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Syncallia

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Syncathartis

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Syncerastis

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Syncrotaulella

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Taeniostolella

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Tanaoctena

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Tarphyscelis

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Teleogramma

Teleogramma is a small of cichlids with only four species. [more]

Terthroptera

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Tetracmanthes

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Thecobathra

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Thrasydoxa

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Thriambeutis

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Thyridectis

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Thyrsotarsa

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Toecorhychia

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Toiana

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Tonza

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Toxopeia

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Trapeziophora

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Trichothyrsa

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Trisophista

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Tritymba

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Trochastica

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Trychnomera

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Trychnopepla

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Typhogenes

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Uranophenga

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Ussara

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Wygodzinskyiana

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Xestocasis

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Xyrosaris

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Yponomeuta

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Ypsolophus

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Zapyrastra

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Zarcinia

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Zygographa

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More info about the Genus Zygographa may be found here.

References

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  • Gaedike R. (1969). Contribution for the knowledge of the Acrolepiidae Fauna of the Balkan Peninsula
  • Carter, D. (1984). Pest Lepidoptera of Europe. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Boston.

Sources

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Last Revised: November 19, 2008