Acrocercops bifasciata
Acrocercops bifasciata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda and India.[2]
| Acrocercops bifasciata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Acrocercops |
| Species: | A. bifasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891)[1] | |
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Acrocercops bifasciata
The larvae feed on Abelmoschus esculentus, Abutilon species, Gossypium species (including Gossypium barbadense), Malva species and Urena lobata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
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- Afrotropical Gracillariidae Archived August 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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