| Acrocercops vanula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Acrocercops |
| Species: | A. vanula |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops vanula Meyrick, 1912 | |
Acrocercops vanula is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Karnataka). [1]
The larvae feed on Terminalia catappa , Terminalia paniculata and Terminalia tomentosa . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Terminalia is a genus of large trees of the flowering plant family Combretaceae, comprising nearly 300 species distributed in tropical regions of the world. The genus name derives from the Latin word terminus, referring to the fact that the leaves appear at the very tips of the shoots.
Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae, native to Asia, Australia, the Pacific, Madagascar and Seychelles. Common names in English include country almond, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, tropical almond, beach almond and false kamani.
Terminalia elliptica is a species of Terminalia native to southern and southeast Asia in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It is a prominent part of both dry and moist deciduous forests in southern India up to 1000 m.
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.
Terminalia chebula, commonly known as black- or chebulic myrobalan, is a species of Terminalia, native to South Asia from Pakistan, India and Nepal east to southwest China (Yunnan), and south to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Terminalia ivorensis is a species of tree in the family Combretaceae, and is known by the common names of Ivory Coast almond, idigbo, black afara, framire and emeri.
Terminalia arjuna is a tree of the genus Terminalia. It is commonly known as arjuna or arjun tree in English.
Acrocercops ochroptila is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Queensland and the Northern Territory, Australia.
Acrocercops terminalina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Ketapangia leucochorda is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India, Japan and Kiribati.
Ketapangia regulifera is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines (Luzon) and Taiwan.
Phyllocnistis synglypta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Maharashtra and Karnataka, India, as well as Malaysia.
Acrocercops calycophthalma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Maharashtra and Karnataka, India.
Acrocercops terminaliae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India.
Acrocercops scriptulata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Karnataka) and Taiwan.
Acrocercops supplex is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Bihar).
Acrocercops diffluella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Java, Indonesia, and Selangor, Malaysia, as well as India, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. It was described by W. van Deventer in 1904. The hostplants for the species include Terminalia arjuna and Terminalia catappa.
Acrocercops erioplaca is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Bihar, India. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. The hostplant for the species is Terminalia catappa.
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.
Chebulic acid is a phenolic compound isolated from the ripe fruits of Terminalia chebula.