Acrocercops strophala
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| Species: | A. strophala
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| Acrocercops strophala Meyrick, 1908
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Acrocercops strophala is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is commonly found in India (Assam, Maharashtra, Meghalaya), Indonesia (Java), Samoa, Guadalcanal and Sri Lanka.[1]
The larvae feed on Glochidion lanceolarium. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch under the upper cuticle of the leaf. There may be as many as six blotches in a single leaf.
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