''Acrocercops synclinias'' is a

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of the family

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. It is known from

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(Java) and

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(West Malaysia).Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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e feed on ''

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'' and ''

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''. They probably

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the leaves of their host plant.

References

synclinias Moths of Asia Moths described in 1931 {{Acrocercops-stub