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Acrocercops clitoriella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Acrocercops clitoriella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acrocercops

Rank
  
Species

Acrocercops clitoriella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Cuba.

The larvae feed on Clitoria species, including Clitoria ternatea. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Acrocercops clitoriella Wikipedia