Ectropina acidula

Ectropina acidula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Ectropina
Species: E. acidula
Binomial name
Ectropina acidula
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria acidula Meyrick, 1911
  • Acrocercops acidula

Ectropina acidula is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Bihar, India.[1]

The wingspan is 6-6.2 mm.

The larvae feed on Phyllanthus emblica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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