Acrocercops bifasciata

Acrocercops bifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species: A. bifasciata
Binomial name
Acrocercops bifasciata
(Walsingham, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria bifasciata Walsingham, 1891
Acrocercops bifasciata

Acrocercops bifasciata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda and India.[2]

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.

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