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Acrocercops scandalota

Wikipedia Abstract

Acrocercops scandalota is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Karnataka). The larvae feed on Mallotus philippinensis and Helicteres isora. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch beneath the upper cuticle of the leaves. Several larvae are found in one mine.
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Prey / Diet

Mallotus philippensis (kamala tree)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Acrocercops myriogramma1
Opogona xanthocrita1

External References

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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