Acrocercops albofasciella

Acrocercops albofasciella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Kyūshū, Honshū).[2]

Acrocercops albofasciella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. albofasciella
Binomial name
Acrocercops albofasciella
Yazaki, 1926[1]

The wingspan is about 7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Ficus species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Japanese Species Of The Acrocercops-Group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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