Acrocercops pontifica

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Acrocercops pontifica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. pontifica
Binomial name
Acrocercops pontifica
Forbes, 1931 [1]

Acrocercops pontifica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae known from Puerto Rico. [1] It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1931. [2]

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Acrocercops brachyglypta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Java, Indonesia, as well as Samoa and the Solomon Islands. It was described by E. Meyrick in 1931.

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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.

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Acrocercops iraniana is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Iran. It was described by P. Tiberti in 1990.

Acrocercops irradians is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Maharashtra, India, as well as Taiwan. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. The hostplant for the species is Zingiber officinale.

Acrocercops patellata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Fiji. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.

Acrocercops obversa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Guyana. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915.

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References

  1. 1 2 Acrocercops pontifica Forbes, 1931 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae.
  2. Forbes, Wm. T. M. (October 1931). "Supplementary Report on the Heterocera or Moths of Porto Rico". The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Porto Rico. 15 (4): 339–394, 6 plates via Internet Archive.