Acrocercops maranthaceae

Acrocercops maranthaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. maranthaceae
Binomial name
Acrocercops maranthaceae
Busck, 1934

Acrocercops maranthaceae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It's known to come from Cuba.[1]

The larvae feed on Maranta species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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