Leaf blotch miner moth

Leaf blotch miner moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. brongniardella
Binomial name
Acrocercops brongniardella
Fabricius, 1798
Synonyms
List
    • Acrocercops infuscatus Caradja, 1920
    • Elachista curtisella Duponchel, [1840]
    • Acrocercops disconigrellum Klemensiewicz, 1899
    • Coriscium qercetellum Zeller, 1839
    • Elachista quercetella Duponchel, [1843]
    • Coriscium quercetellum Zeller, 1847
    • Gracillaria substriga Haworth, 1828

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

  1. ^ Markku Savela (5 November 2001). "Acrocercops genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micromoths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 88.


Leaf mine of Acrocercops brongniardella on an oak leaf
Leaf mine of Acrocercops brongniardella on an oak leaf


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