Acrocercops insulariella

Acrocercops insulariella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States (California).[1]

Acrocercops insulariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. insulariella
Binomial name
Acrocercops insulariella
Opler, 1971

The larvae feed on Chrysolepis chrysophylla, Chrysolepis sempervirens, Quercus agrifolia, Quercus chrysolepis, Quercus garryana, Quercus tomentella, Quercus vaccinifolia and Quercus wislizeni. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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