The leek moth or onion leaf miner is a species of moth of family Acrolepiidae 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.

Host Genome

No genome information available

Related Symbionts

2 records

Symbiont records associated with Acrolepiopsis assectella

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Bacteria

Klebsiella oxytoca and Bacillus spp. produce the volatile alkyl disulfides present in the fecal pellets, which serve as kairomones to attract the par…

Chemical biosynthesis
Klebsiella oxytoca

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Klebsiella oxytoca and Bacillus spp. produce the volatile alkyl disulfides present in the fecal pellets, which serve as kairomones to attract the par…

Chemical biosynthesis
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Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Acrolepiopsis assectella

Run Platform Location Date BioProject

No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

0 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Acrolepiopsis assectella

Run Classification Platform Location Environment

No amplicons found

No amplicon records associated with this host species.

Related Articles

1 records

Research articles related to Acrolepiopsis assectella

Title Authors Journal Year DOI
Dillon, RJ; Dillon, VM
ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY
2004
10.1146/annurev.ento.49.061802.123416