''Acrocercops pentalocha'' is a

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of the family

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, known from

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. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.Meyrick, E. 1912b. Lepidoptera Heterocera (Tineae). Fam. Gracilariadae. In: Wytsman, P. (ed.): Genera Insectorum. Fascicule 128. - — :1–36, pl. 1. The hostplant for the species is '' Mangifera indica''.

References

pentalocha Moths of Asia Moths described in 1912 Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Acrocercops-stub