Acrocercops syzygiena
| Acrocercops syzygiena | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Acrocercops |
| Species: | A. syzygiena |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops syzygiena Vári, 1961[1] | |
Acrocercops syzygiena is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa.[2]
The larvae feed on Syzygium cordatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, irregular, semi-transparent blotch-mine, reddish-brown mixed with blackish above, the underside is brownish.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, January 16, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.