Acrocercops melanoplecta explained

Acrocercops melanoplecta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hong Kong, India (Meghalaya), Japan (Honshū, Tusima and the Ryukyu Islands), Nepal and Taiwan.[1]

The wingspan is 7-10.8 mm.

The larvae feed on Castanopsis cuspidata, Castanopsis fissa, Castanopsis hystrix and Castanopsis tribuloides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/ACROMELP Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)