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Acrocercops loxias

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Species of moth

Acrocercops loxias
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species: A. loxias
Binomial name
Acrocercops loxias
Meyrick, 1918

Acrocercops loxias is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Rajasthan) and Madagascar.

The larvae feed on Cleistocalyx operculatus, Eugenia cumini and Eugenia jambolana. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (http://www.gracillariidae.net) (acc.29-JAN-2017)
Taxon identifiers
Acrocercops loxias


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