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Glyphipterigidae
36a0230 – 2490   Acrolepiopsis incertella (Chambers, 1872)
             Carrionflower Moth

© Terry Harrison
Distribution: ON south to FL and MS and west to MI and IL.
Description/
Field Marks:
Adults emerge May to June and mate the following Spring.
Similar Species:
  • Acrolepiopsis heppneri Gaedike, 1984 is separated by genitalia and DNA barcode. Adults emerge in October and apparently mate the following year.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • incertella Chambers 1872 (Heribeia) - MONA 1983: 2490
  • dorsimaculella Chambers 1873 (Agriope)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Landry, J.-F., 2007. Taxonomic review of the leek moth genus Acrolepiopsis (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) in North America. The Canadian Entomologist, 139(3): 319-353.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Acrolepiopsis incertella
    [T] © Ken Childs
    Acrolepiopsis incertella
    [T] © Tom Murray
    Acrolepiopsis incertella
    Reared - © M. J. Hatfield
    Acrolepiopsis incertella
    Reared - © M. J. Hatfield
    Acrolepiopsis incertella
    [T] © Kyle Kittelberger
    Acrolepiopsis incertella
    DNA - LG – © J-F Landry (CNC)
    Acrolepiopsis incertella
    - DNA - LG – © J-F Landry (CNC)
    Acrolepiopsis incertella
    11mm – © Jim Vargo
    Acrolepiopsis incertella
    © M. J. Hatfield LG
    fruit umbel of Carrion flower, Smilax herbacea

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