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Acrocercops laciniella

Synonyms: Gracilaria laciniella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The blackbutt leafminer (Acrocercops laciniella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. In Australia, it is known from the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. It is also known from India and has recently been found in New Zealand. The wingspan is about 10 mm. The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species, including Eucalyptus eugenioides, Eucalyptus pilularis, Eucalyptus piperita, Eucalyptus salignus and Eucalyptus triantha. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, irregular blotch in juvenile leaves.
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Prey / Diet

Eucalyptus acmenoides (white-mahogany)[1]
Eucalyptus pilularis (blackbutt)[1]
Eucalyptus saligna (Sydney bluegum)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0