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Acrocercops melanoplecta

Wikipedia Abstract

Acrocercops melanoplecta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Hong Kong, India (Meghalaya), Japan (Honshū, Tusima and the Ryukyu Islands), Nepal and Taiwan. The wingspan is 7-10.8 mm. The larvae feed on Castanopsis cuspidata, Castanopsis fissa, Castanopsis hystrix and Castanopsis tribuloides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Castanopsis cuspidata (Japanese Chinquapin)[1]
Castanopsis fissa[1]
Castanopsis purpurella purpurella[1]
Castanopsis tribuloides[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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♦ 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