Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Acrocercops psaliodes | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acrocercops Rank Species | |
Acrocercops psaliodes is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Karnataka and Maharashtra).
The larvae feed on Bridelia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a short broad gallery under the upper cuticle of the leaf. The frass is gathered along both sides of the gallery.
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