Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Acrocercops bifasciata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acrocercops Rank Species | |
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Acrocercops bifasciata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda and India.
The larvae feed on Abelmoschus esculentus, Abutilon species, Gossypium species (including Gossypium barbadense), Malva species and Urena lobata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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