Biology:Leaf blotch miner moth
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Short description: Species of moth
| Leaf blotch miner moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Acrocercops |
| Species: | A. brongniardella
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops brongniardella Fabricius, 1798
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The leaf blotch miner moth (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Europe, including Turkey.[1]
The wingspan is 8–10 mm The moth has dark brown forewings with a pure white pattern. The adults sit with their front legs stretched out to hold the head and thorax slanted up. The moths can be found in any month, probably in one extended brood.[2]
Larva
The larvae feed on Quercus species including holm oak (Quercus ilex), feeding gregariously in the upper epidermis making conspicuous white blotches.[2]
References
- ↑ Markku Savela (5 November 2001). "Acrocercops genus". funet.fi. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tineoidea/gracillariidae/gracillariinae/acrocercops/index.html. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micromoths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 88.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6508826 entry
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