Acrocercops zygonoma

Acrocercops zygonoma, also known as a leafminer[1], is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, discovered in 1921 by Edward Meyrick. It is known from India (Bihar).[2]

Acrocercops zygonoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. zygonoma
Binomial name
Acrocercops zygonoma
Meyrick, 1921

The larvae feed on Mangifera indica and Gossypium species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

The species has been officially labelled a pest and prohibited from Western Australia[1].

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