Acrocercops ipomoeae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba.[1][2]
Acrocercops ipomoeae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Acrocercops |
Species: | A. ipomoeae
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Binomial name | |
Acrocercops ipomoeae Busck, [1934]
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The larvae feed on Jacquemontia and Ipomoea species, including Ipomoea batatas. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
edit- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ a b Busck, A. (1934). "Microlepidoptera of Cuba". Entomologica Americana. 13 (4).