Biology:Acrocercops transecta

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Short description: Species of moth

Acrocercops transecta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. transecta
Binomial name
Acrocercops transecta
Meyrick, 1931[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops lyonella (Kuznetzov & Baryshnikova, 1998)
  • Kuroko, 1982 Acrocercops lyoniella

Acrocercops transecta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku, Tusima), Korea, the Russian Far East and Taiwan.[2]

The wingspan is 7.4–9.6 mm.

The larvae feed on Lyonia ovalifolia, Carya aquatica, Carya myristiciformis, Carya ovata, Juglans ailanthifolia, Juglans cinerea, Juglans cordiformis, Juglans hindsii, Juglans illinoensis, Juglans mandschurica, Juglans nigra, Juglans regia, Juglans sieboldiana, Platycarya strobilacea and Pterocarya rhoifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q4675698 entry