Biology:Acrocercops pnosmodiella

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Short description: Species of moth

Acrocercops pnosmodiella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. pnosmodiella
Binomial name
Acrocercops pnosmodiella
(Busck, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops onosmodiella Meyrick, 1912

Acrocercops pnosmodiella (marbleseed leafminer) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec, Canada, and Colorado and California in the United States).[1]

The larvae feed on Onosmodium species, including Onosmodium carolinianum and Onosmodium molle. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4675622 entry