Acrocercops scandalota
Acrocercops scandalota | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Acrocercops |
Species: | A. scandalota
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Binomial name | |
Acrocercops scandalota Meyrick, 1914
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Acrocercops scandalota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Karnataka).[1]
The larvae feed on Mallotus philippinensis and Helicteres isora. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch beneath the upper cuticle of the leaves. Several larvae are found in one mine.
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Categories:
- Acrocercops
- Moths described in 1914
- Moths of Asia
- Acrocercops stubs