Acrocercops terminalina

(Acrocercops terminalina)

Description

Acrocercops terminalina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. The larvae feed on Terminalia silozensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, irregular, transparent, whitish blotch-mine with purely epidermal areas, with some yellowish discoloration along the margin.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gracillariidae
Genus:Acrocercops
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