Leaf blotch miner moth

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Acrocercops brongniardella
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A. brongniardella
Binomial name
Acrocercops brongniardella
Fabricius, 1798
Synonyms
  • 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

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The leaf blotch miner moth (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in Europe [1] and North America. In the United States it afflicts a variety of plants, for example the widely occurring bay laurel tree.[2]

The wingspan is 8–10 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species.

File:Acrocercops brongniardella damage.jpg
Acrocercops brongniardella damage to an oak leaf

References

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  2. *C.Michael Hogan ed. 2010. Umbellularia californica: Threats section. Encyclopedia of Life

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