Acrocercops telestis

Acrocercops telestis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Bihar).[1]

Acrocercops telestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. telestis
Binomial name
Acrocercops telestis
Meyrick, 1911

The larvae feed on Mallotus repandus, Trewia species (including Trewia nudiflora), Cinnamomum species, Eugenia cumini, Eugenia jambolana and Gmelina arborea. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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