Biology:Acrocercops scandalota
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Short description: Species of moth
| Acrocercops scandalota | |
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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. scandalota
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops scandalota Meyrick, 1914
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Acrocercops scandalota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Karnataka).[1]
The larvae feed on Mallotus philippinensis and Helicteres isora. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch beneath the upper cuticle of the leaves. Several larvae are found in one mine.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q4675653 entry
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