| 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
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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.
The larvae feed on Jacquemontia and Ipomoea species, including Ipomoea batatas. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ a b Busck, A. (1934). "Microlepidoptera of Cuba". Entomologica Americana. 13 (4).