Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Acrocercops scandalota | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acrocercops Rank Species | |
Acrocercops scandalota is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Karnataka).
The larvae feed on Mallotus philippinensis and Helicteres isora. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch beneath the upper cuticle of the leaves. Several larvae are found in one mine.
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