Acrocercops ochnifolii

(Acrocercops ochnifolii)

Description

Acrocercops ochnifolii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa. The larvae feed on Ochna natalitia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, irregularly oblong, pale ochreous, transparent blotch-mine, with epidermal parts along the margin.

Taxonomic tree:

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