Acrocercops ficina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Acrocercops |
Species: | A. ficina |
Binomial name | |
Acrocercops ficina VΓ‘ri, 1961 |
Acrocercops ficina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Namibia.
The larvae feed on Ficus hippopotami, Ficus natalensis and Ficus trichopoda. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Afrotropical Gracillariidae Archived August 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers | |
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Acrocercops ficina |
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