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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=313 Species info]
*[http://www.lepidoptera.eu/show.php?ID=2552 European Butterflies and Moths]
*[http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Acrocercops_Brongniardella Lepiforum.de]
*[http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=313 UK Moths]


[[Category:Acrocercops]]
[[Category:Acrocercops]]

Revision as of 11:39, 31 January 2015

Acrocercops brongniardella
Scientific classification
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A. brongniardella
Binomial name
Acrocercops brongniardella
Fabricius, 1798
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops infuscatus Caradja, 1920
  • Elachista curtisella Duponchel, [1840]
  • Acrocercops disconigrellum Klemensiewicz, 1899
  • Coriscium qercetellum Zeller, 1839
  • Elachista quercetella Duponchel, [1843]
  • Coriscium quercetellum Zeller, 1847
  • Gracillaria substriga Haworth, 1828

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.

Acrocercops brongniardella damage to an oak leaf

References

  1. ^ Markku Savela (November 5, 2001). "Acrocercops genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  2. ^ *C.Michael Hogan ed. 2010. Umbellularia californica: Threats section. Encyclopedia of Life