Acrocercops calycophthalma
Acrocercops calycophthalma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Maharashtra and Karnataka, India.[1]
| Acrocercops calycophthalma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Acrocercops |
| Species: | A. calycophthalma |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops calycophthalma | |
The hostplant for the species is Terminalia bellirica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine under the upper cuticle of the leaves. There may be up to seven larvae feeding in one mine.
References
- Acrocercops calycophthalma Meyrick, 1926 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae.
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