Leaf Blotch Miner Moth
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| Acrocercops brongniardella | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Acrocercops |
| Species: | A. brongniardella |
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| Acrocercops brongniardella Fabricius, 1798 |
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The Leaf Blotch Miner Moth (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in Europe [1] and North America. In the USA it afflicts a variety of plants, for example the widely occurring Bay Laurel tree.[2]
The wingspan is 8-10 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species.
[edit] References
- ^ Markku Savela (November 5, 2001). "Acrocercops genus". funet.fi. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tineoidea/gracillariidae/gracillariinae/acrocercops/index.html. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ *C.Michael Hogan ed. 2010. Umbellularia californica: Threats section. Encyclopedia of Life
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