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.