Acrocercops psaliodes
Acrocercops psaliodes is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Karnataka and Maharashtra).[1]
| Acrocercops psaliodes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Acrocercops |
| Species: | A. psaliodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops psaliodes Meyrick, 1926 | |
The larvae feed on Bridelia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a short broad gallery under the upper cuticle of the leaf. The frass is gathered along both sides of the gallery.
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