| Acrolepia nothocestri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acrolepiidae |
| Genus: | Acrolepia |
| Species: | A. nothocestri |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrolepia nothocestri Busck, 1914 | |
Acrolepia nothocestri is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It was first described by August Busck in 1914. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
The larvae feed on Nothocestrum longifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Busck, August (1914). "New Microlepidoptera from Hawaii". Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus. 2 (7): 106–107.
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Acrolepia nothocestri | |
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