| Acrocercops punctulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Acrocercops |
| Species: | A. punctulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops punctulata (Walsingham, 1891) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acrocercops punctulata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa. [2]
Gracillarioidea is a large superfamily containing four families of insects in the order Lepidoptera. These generally small moths are miners in plant tissue as caterpillars. There are about 113 described genera distributed worldwide, the most commonly encountered of which are leaf miners in the family Gracillariidae.
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella.
Philodoria is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae. All species are endemic to Hawaii. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907.
Phyllonorycter is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Epicephala is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Eumetriochroa is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Guttigera is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Phyllocnistis is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Corythoxestis aletreuta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
Stomphastis thraustica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Central African Republic, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia and India. It was recently also recorded from China.
Phodoryctis caerulea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India, Malaysia (Sabah), Indonesia (Java), Sri Lanka, Fiji, Guam, the Solomon Islands, Japan and Taiwan, as well as Tanzania.
Caloptilia isotoma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Caloptilia prosticta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Madagascar, Nigeria, the Seychelles, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
Corythoxestis pentarcha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Réunion, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka. The hostplants for the species include Coffea robusta and Amomum magnificum.
Corythoxestis praeustella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Java, Indonesia. The hostplants for the species include Nauclea orientalis.
Eumetriochroa kalopanacis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan.
Guttigera rhythmica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Eumetriochroa araliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Mie, Nara, Fukuoka, Kagoshima prefectures, Japan.
Gracillariinae are a subfamily of moths which was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.
Metriochroa alboannulata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in China (Jiangxi).
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