Acrocercops loxias
Species of moth
Acrocercops loxias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Acrocercops |
Species: | A. loxias |
Binomial name | |
Acrocercops loxias Meyrick, 1918[1] |
Acrocercops loxias is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Rajasthan) and Madagascar.
The larvae feed on Cleistocalyx operculatus, Eugenia cumini and Eugenia jambolana. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (http://www.gracillariidae.net) (acc.29-JAN-2017)
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