Acrocercops ipomoeae explained

Acrocercops ipomoeae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba.[1] [2]

The larvae feed on Jacquemontia and Ipomoea species, including Ipomoea batatas. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/ACROIPOM Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. Busck. A.. 1934. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. Entomologica Americana. 13. 4.

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