Acrocercops affinis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from California, U.S.A.[1]
| Acrocercops affinis | |
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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. affinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops affinis | |
The hostplant for the species is an unidentified species of Quercus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a narrow, white line, expanding abruptly into a large, white blotch. Within the blotch, most of the parenchyma is consumed.
References edit
- ^ a b Acrocercops affinis Braun, 1918 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae.