Acrocercops ochroptila

Acrocercops ochroptila is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Queensland and the Northern Territory, Australia.[2]

Acrocercops ochroptila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. ochroptila
Binomial name
Acrocercops ochroptila
Turner, 1913[1]

The larvae feed on Terminalia catappa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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