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Acrocercops telestis

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Species of moth

Acrocercops telestis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species: A. telestis
Binomial name
Acrocercops telestis
Meyrick, 1911

Acrocercops telestis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Bihar).

The larvae feed on Mallotus repandus, Trewia species (including Trewia nudiflora), Cinnamomum species, Eugenia cumini, Eugenia jambolana and Gmelina arborea. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


Taxon identifiers
Acrocercops telestis


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