Acrocercops tricyma

Acrocercops tricyma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Bihar, Meghalaya) and Madagascar.[2]

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

The larvae feed on Blumea species, including Blumea balsamifera and Blumea lacera. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Afrotropical Gracillariidae Archived August 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)



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