Acrocercops diatonica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Karnataka, India, as well as West Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Thailand.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.[2] The hostplant for the species is Theobroma cacao and Mangifera species.

Acrocercops diatonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. diatonica
Binomial name
Acrocercops diatonica

References

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  1. ^ a b Acrocercops diatonica Meyrick, 1916 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E. 1916a. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 1(20):609–640.