Acrocercops distylii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Acrocercops |
Species: | A. distylii |
Binomial name | |
Acrocercops distylii Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 |
Acrocercops distylii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku, Tusima and the Ryukyu Islands).
The wingspan is 8.5–11 mm.
The larvae feed on Distylium racemusum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Japanese species of the Acrocercops-group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Part I
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers | |
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Acrocercops distylii |
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