Acrocercops hierocosma

Acrocercops hierocosma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Northern Territory of Australia and India.[2]

Acrocercops hierocosma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Acrocercops
Species:
A. hierocosma
Binomial name
Acrocercops hierocosma

The larvae feed on Litchi chinensis. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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