Acrocercops plebeia

Acrocercops plebeia is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales, Australia.[2]

Acrocercops plebeia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. plebeia
Binomial name
Acrocercops plebeia
(Turner, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria plebeia Turner, 1894

The larvae feed on Acacia implexa, Acacia podalyriifolia, Acacia prominens and Acacia rubida. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a large blotch mine.

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


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