Acrocercops autadelpha
Acrocercops autadelpha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Acrocercops |
Species: | A. autadelpha |
Binomial name | |
Acrocercops autadelpha (Meyrick, 1880)[1] | |
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Acrocercops autadelpha is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland.[2]
The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults have a fringe along the trailing edge of each wing. The fore wings have a striking pattern of white and brown markings with darker lines outlining each brown mark. The hind wings are golden brown.[3]
The larvae feed on Banksia species.