Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Acrocercops mantica | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acrocercops Rank Species | |
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Acrocercops mantica is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Guangdong), Hong Kong, India (Meghalaya), Indonesia (Java), Japan (Tusima, the Ryukyu Islands, Honshū, Shikoku, Kyūshū), Korea and Nepal.
The wingspan is 7.8-10.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanopsis cuspidata, Castanopsis lamontii, Castanopsis sieboldii and Castanopsis tribuloides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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