Acrocercops ustulatella

Acrocercops ustulatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species: A. ustulatella
Binomial name
Acrocercops ustulatella
(Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops isochorda (Meyrick, 1907)

Acrocercops ustulatella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (West Bengal) and Sri Lanka.[1]

The larvae feed on Diospyros ebenum, Diospyros embryopteris, Diospyros malabarica and Diospyros montana. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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