Acrocercops astericola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Acrocercops |
Species: | A. astericola |
Binomial name | |
Acrocercops astericola (Frey & Boll, 1873)[1] |
Acrocercops astericola is a moth of the Gracillariidae family, known from Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States (Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York).[1]
The hostplants for the species include Aster cordifolius, Aster corymbosus, Aster divaricatus, Aster lateriflorus, Aster novi-belgii, and Inula germanica. The mine has the form of a flat upperside blotch mine.