''Acrocercops insulariella'' is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is known from the
United States (California).
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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The larvae feed on ''Chrysolepis chrysophylla
''Chrysolepis chrysophylla'' is a species of flowering shrub or tree in the beech family known by the common names golden chinquapin, giant chinquapin, and western chinquapin. It is native to the Pacific coast of the United States.McMurray, Nanc ...
'', ''Chrysolepis sempervirens
''Chrysolepis'' is a small genus of plants in the family Fagaceae, endemic to the western United States. Its two species have the common name chinquapin. The genus occurs from western Washington south to the Transverse Ranges in Southern Califor ...
'', '' Quercus agrifolia'', '' Quercus chrysolepis'', '' Quercus garryana'', '' Quercus tomentella'', '' Quercus vaccinifolia'' and '' Quercus wislizeni''. They probably mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
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the leaves of their host plant.
References
External links
mothphotographersgroup
insulariella
Moths of North America
Moths described in 1971
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