Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Acrocercops quadrisecta | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acrocercops Rank Species | |
Acrocercops quadrisecta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Maharashtra and Maharashtra).
The larvae feed on Bridelia retusa and Bridelia stipularis. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a wandering narrow gallery and then an irregularly shaped blotch under the upper cuticle of the leaf.
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