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Acrocercops plebeia

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Species of moth

Acrocercops plebeia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species: A. plebeia
Binomial name
Acrocercops plebeia
(Turner, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria plebeia Turner, 1894

Acrocercops plebeia is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales, Australia.

The larvae feed on Acacia implexa, Acacia podalyriifolia, Acacia prominens and Acacia rubida. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a large blotch mine.

References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Acrocercops plebeia


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