Acrocercops leucophaea Meyrick, 1919

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Acrocercopinae (subfamily)/  Acrocercops (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Meyrick, 1919
Citation:	Acrocercops leucophaea, n. sp.
Original genus:	Acrocercops
Publication:	Meyrick, E. 1919. Exotic Microlepidoptera.
Journal:	Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough)
Volume:	2
Issue:	8
Pagination:	231–232
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9808629

Acrocercops leucophaea (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Acrocercops leucophaea Meyrick, 1919	Holotype	♂	BMNH	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 26782♂, BMNH.	India	[India, Uttaranchal], Kumaon, Bhim Valley, 5000–6000 ft.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Acrocercops leucophaea Meyrick, 1919	India	Assam	Meyrick, E. 1931d. Exotic Microlepidoptera. page 169
Acrocercops leucophaea Meyrick, 1919	India	Meghalaya	Joshi, R. & Singh, N. 2026. A catalogue of selected, recently uncatalogued Lepidoptera (Insecta) from India, with updates to existing knowledge. page 73
Acrocercops leucophaea Meyrick, 1919	India	Uttarakhand	Meyrick, E. 1919. Exotic Microlepidoptera. page 232
Acrocercops leucophaea Meyrick, 1919	Nepal		Ohshima, I. & Yoshizawa, K. 2006. Multiple host shifts between distantly related plants, juglandaceae & Ericaceae, in the leaf-mining moth Acrocercops leucophaea complex (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 233

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Acrocercops leucophaea Meyrick, 1919	Engelhardia spicata	Juglandaceae	Nepal	Ohshima, I. & Yoshizawa, K. 2006. Multiple host shifts between distantly related plants, juglandaceae & Ericaceae, in the leaf-mining moth Acrocercops leucophaea complex (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 233
Acrocercops leucophaea Meyrick, 1919	Lyonia ovalifolia	Ericaceae	India	Meyrick, E. 1931a. Micro-Lepidoptera from South Chile and Argentina. page 169
Acrocercops leucophaea Meyrick, 1919	Lyonia ovalifolia	Ericaceae	Nepal	Ohshima, I. & Yoshizawa, K. 2006. Multiple host shifts between distantly related plants, juglandaceae & Ericaceae, in the leaf-mining moth Acrocercops leucophaea complex (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 233

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Acrocercops leucophaea (1)

Acrocercops leucophaea (2)

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