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Acrocercops ficina

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Acrocercops ficina is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa and Namibia.

The larvae feed on Ficus hippopotami, Ficus natalensis and Ficus trichopoda. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, irregular, whitish, epidermal blotch-mine on the upperside of the leaf.

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Acrocercops ficina Wikipedia


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