Acrocercops scandalota

Acrocercops scandalota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Karnataka).[1]

Acrocercops scandalota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. scandalota
Binomial name
Acrocercops scandalota
Meyrick, 1914

The larvae feed on Mallotus philippinensis and Helicteres isora. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch beneath the upper cuticle of the leaves. Several larvae are found in one mine.

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