Acrocercops ipomoeae

Acrocercops ipomoeae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba.[1]

Acrocercops ipomoeae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. ipomoeae
Binomial name
Acrocercops ipomoeae
Busck, [1934]

The larvae feed on Jacquemontia and Ipomoea species, including Ipomoea batatas. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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