Acrocercops tacita is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Greece (including the Peloponnisos and Rhodes) and Lebanon.
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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. tacita
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| Acrocercops tacita | |
The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the underside of the leaf.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Acrocercops tacita Triberti, 2001". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". www.gracillariidae.net. Retrieved 2021-05-07.