Acrocercops tenera is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Bihar), Indonesia (Java) and Sri Lanka.[1]

Acrocercops tenera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Acrocercops
Species:
A. tenera
Binomial name
Acrocercops tenera
Meyrick, 1914

The larvae feed on Schleicheria oleosa and Schleicheria trijuga. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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