Leaf blotch miner moth

Acrocercops brongniardella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Acrocercops
Species:	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.

References

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

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[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

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