Acrocercops strophala
Acrocercops strophala is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is commonly found in India (Assam, Maharashtra, Meghalaya), Indonesia (Java), Samoa, Guadalcanal and Sri Lanka.[1]
| Acrocercops strophala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Acrocercops |
| Species: | A. strophala |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops strophala Meyrick, 1908 | |
The larvae feed on Glochidion lanceolarium. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch under the upper cuticle of the leaf. There may be as many as six blotches in a single leaf.
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