Acrocercops bifasciata

Acrocercops bifasciata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda and India.[2]

Acrocercops bifasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. bifasciata
Binomial name
Acrocercops bifasciata
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria bifasciata Walsingham, 1891
Acrocercops bifasciata

The larvae feed on Abelmoschus esculentus, Abutilon species, Gossypium species (including Gossypium barbadense), Malva species and Urena lobata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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