Acrocercops gossypii
| Acrocercops gossypii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Acrocercops |
| Species: | A. gossypii |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961[1] | |
Acrocercops gossypii is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa.[2]
The larvae feed on Gossypium herbaceum and Gossypium hirsutum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, irregular, transparent blotch-mine, with yellowish-brown discolorations and a whitish margin.