Acrocercops ipomoeae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Acrocercops |
Species: | A. ipomoeae
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Binomial name | |
Acrocercops ipomoeae
Busck, [1934]
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Acrocercops ipomoeae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba. [1] [2]
The larvae feed on Jacquemontia and Ipomoea species, including Ipomoea batatas. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. [2]
Acrocercops ipomoeae | |
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Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Acrocercops |
Species: | A. ipomoeae
|
Binomial name | |
Acrocercops ipomoeae
Busck, [1934]
|
Acrocercops ipomoeae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba. [1] [2]
The larvae feed on Jacquemontia and Ipomoea species, including Ipomoea batatas. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. [2]