Acrocercops bifasciata

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Acrocercops bifasciata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. bifasciata
Binomial name
Acrocercops bifasciata
(Walsingham, 1891) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria bifasciataWalsingham, 1891
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Acrocercops bifasciata

Acrocercops bifasciata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda and India. [2] [ dead link ]

The larvae feed on Abelmoschus esculentus , Abutilon species, Gossypium species (including Gossypium barbadense ), Malva species and Urena lobata . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Acrocercops mantica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Guangdong), Hong Kong, India (Meghalaya), Indonesia (Java), Japan, Korea and Nepal.

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Acrocercops zygonoma, also known as the leafminer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, described in 1921 by Edward Meyrick. It is known from the province of Bihar in India.

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Acrocercops homalacta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Guadalcanal and Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands, as well as Samoa. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927.

Acrocercops malvacea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Morocco. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1907. The hostplant for the species is Lavatera olbia and Malva species.

Acrocercops niphocremna is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Maharashtra, India. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. The hostplant for the species is Terminalia chebula.

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