Acrocercops laciniella
| Blackbutt leafminer | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Acrocercops |
| Species: | A. laciniella
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrocercops laciniella | |
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Acrocercops laciniella (blackbutt leafminer) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. In Australia, it is known from the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. It is also known from India[2] and was found in New Zealand in 1999, establishing itself in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions by February 2001 through Eucalyptus nitens plantations[3].
References
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ "NZ Farm Forestry - Introduced leafminer spreading in stands of Eucalyptus nitens". www.nzffa.org.nz. Retrieved 2026-02-02.