Acrolepiopsis assectella

TaxID: 57686

Basic Information

Acrolepiopsis assectella

Leek Moth, leek moth

The leek moth or onion leaf miner (Acrolepiopsis assectella) is a species of moth of family Acrolepiidae (formerly Glyphipterigidae) and the genus Acrolepiopsis. The species is native to Europe and Siberia, but is also found in North America, where it is an invasive species. While it was initially recorded in Hawaii, this was actually a misidentification of Acrolepiopsis sapporensis. The leek moth is similar in appearance to other members of the genus Acrolepiopsis, with mottled brown and white wings. Its wing span is approximately 12 mm across. It is a pest of leek crops, as the larvae feed on several species of Allium by mining into the leaves or bulbs. The shape of the leaf mine is variable, ranging from a corridor to a blotch, and can be with or without frass. This leaf mining can occur in the tubular leaves or in the stem. In the case of onions and shallots, the larvae mine into the bulb. In North America, where the moth is an invasive species and has few known natural predators, the species threatens the production and biodiversity of Allium, and it has the potential to destroy entire crops. The parasitoid Diadromus pulchellus is used to control the spread of and damage caused by the leek moth in Europe and North America.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Plutellidae

Acrolepiopsis

assectella

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Photos (0 photos)

No photos available.

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (4 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Allium Host
Allium cepa Host
Allium sativum Host
Allium schoenoprasum Host

Quarantine Status (16 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent —
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
Costa Rica Absent —
Dominican Republic Quarantine pests —
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Guinea Quarantine pests —
Greece Quarantine pests —
Israel Quarantine pest 2009
Japan Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
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Distribution (39 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

38
Present
1
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Algeria Present —
Armenia Present —
Austria Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Belgium Present —
Belarus Present —
Canada Present
Switzerland Present —
Czechia Present —
Germany Present —
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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (56 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
TZBCA206-06 BOLD:AAB4903 COI-5P 658 Canada 2006-07-01 -
SMTPI8053-14 BOLD:AAB4903 COI-5P 615 Canada 2014-09-22 46.437, -81.143
SMTPI8052-14 BOLD:AAB4903 COI-5P 575 Canada 2014-09-22 46.437, -81.143
SMTPI8051-14 BOLD:AAB4903 COI-5P 555 Canada 2014-09-22 46.437, -81.143
SMTPD4508-13 BOLD:AAB4903 COI-5P 592 Canada 2013-09-23 44.387, -79.719
SMTPB15363-13 BOLD:AAB4903 COI-5P 588 Canada 2013-04-22 44.4114, -79.716
SMTPB13832-13 BOLD:AAB4903 COI-5P 588 Canada 2013-04-22 44.3871, -79.719
SMTPB13746-13 BOLD:AAB4903 COI-5P 528 Canada 2013-04-22 44.3871, -79.719
SMTPB10430-13 BOLD:AAB4903 COI-5P 592 Canada 2013-04-22 44.3871, -79.719
RDLQI909-09 BOLD:AAB4903 COI-5P 658 Canada 2006-08-19 46.43667, -72.63017
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Literature