Acrocercops melanoplecta
| Acrocercops melanoplecta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Acrocercops |
| Species: | A. melanoplecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops melanoplecta Meyrick, 1908[1] | |
Acrocercops melanoplecta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Hong Kong, India (Meghalaya), Japan (Honshū, Tusima and the Ryukyu Islands), Nepal and Taiwan.[2]
The wingspan is 7-10.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanopsis cuspidata, Castanopsis fissa, Castanopsis hystrix and Castanopsis tribuloides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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