Acrocercops tricyma

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Acrocercops tricyma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. tricyma
Binomial name
Acrocercops tricyma
Meyrick, 1908 [1]

Acrocercops tricyma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Bihar, Meghalaya) and Madagascar. [2]

The larvae feed on Blumea species, including Blumea balsamifera and Blumea lacera . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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