Acrolepia nothocestri
Species of moth
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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.
| Acrolepia nothocestri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acrolepiidae |
| Genus: | Acrolepia |
| Species: | A. nothocestri |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrolepia nothocestri | |
The larvae feed on Nothocestrum longifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
