Acrocercops loxias

Acrocercops loxias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species: A. loxias
Binomial name
Acrocercops loxias

Acrocercops loxias is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Rajasthan) and Madagascar.

The larvae feed on Cleistocalyx operculatus, Eugenia cumini and Eugenia jambolana. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (http://www.gracillariidae.net) (acc.29-JAN-2017)


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