Acrocercops laciniella

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Blackbutt leafminer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. laciniella
Binomial name
Acrocercops laciniella
(Meyrick, 1880) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria laciniellaMeyrick, 1880

Acrocercops laciniella (blackbutt leafminer) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. In Australia, it is known from the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. It is also known from India [2] and has recently been found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species, including Eucalyptus eugenioides , Eucalyptus pilularis , Eucalyptus piperita , Eucalyptus salignus and Eucalyptus triantha . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, irregular blotch in juvenile leaves.

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References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2010-11-05.