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Acrocercops ustulatella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Acrocercops ustulatella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acrocercops

Rank
  
Species

Acrocercops ustulatella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (West Bengal) and Sri Lanka.

The larvae feed on Diospyros ebenum, Diospyros embryopteris, Diospyros malabarica and Diospyros montana. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Acrocercops ustulatella Wikipedia