Acrocercops telestis

Acrocercops telestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species: A. telestis
Binomial name
Acrocercops telestis
Meyrick, 1911

Acrocercops telestis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Bihar).[1]

The larvae feed on Mallotus repandus, Trewia species (including Trewia nudiflora), Cinnamomum species, Eugenia cumini, Eugenia jambolana and Gmelina arborea. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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