Acrocercops loxias

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

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

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

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