Acrolepiopsis betulella

Acrolepiopsis betulella (Durham tinea) is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in most of central and western Europe. It was believed to be extinct in Great Britain, with 19th-century records from damp woodland in County Durham and Yorkshire and 20th-century records from Scotland, until a specimen was captured in County Durham in spring 2012.[1]

Acrolepiopsis betulella
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Acrolepiopsis
Species:
A. betulella
Binomial name
Acrolepiopsis betulella
Curtis, 1838
Synonyms
  • Acrolepia betulella Curtis, 1838
  • Roeslerstammia betuletella Stainton, 1849
  • Acrolepia unicolor Wocke, 1884
  • Acrolepia ursinella Weber, 1845
  • Acrolepia albimaculella Weber, 1845
  • Acrolepia parvisignata Weber, 1945

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed within flowers and seedheads of Allium ursinum.

References
  1. "Durham tinea (Acrolepiopsis betulella) re-discovered in England!". 13 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.


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