Acrocercops brongniardella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Acrocercops |
Species: | A. brongniardella |
Binomial name | |
Acrocercops brongniardella Fabricius, 1798 |
The Leaf Blotch Miner Moth (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in Europe [1] and North America. In the USA it afflicts a variety of plants, for example the widely occurring Bay Laurel tree.[2]
The wingspan is 8-10 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species.