Acrocercops aellomacha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from New Zealand.[1] In 2019 Robert Hoare proposed that this species be provisionally assigned to the genus Eumetriochroa.[2] However as this proposal needs further investigation this species is also currently known as Eumetriochroa (s.l.) aellomacha.[2]
The host plant for the species is Pseudopanax arboreus.[2] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larva, on hatching, at once mines into the leaf through the shell of the egg, and as a general rule takes several spiral turns before mining in any definite direction. The mine throughout is a very gradually widening gallery, never becoming blotched, and rarely do portions cross each other except in the smaller leaves. Its direction invariably takes it along both sides of the midrib, this obstacle being crossed in its upper and thinner part. From these long straight portions a varying number of blind arms or branches of varying lengths, mostly straight but sometimes slightly curved, sprout out into the leaf. As a rule the greater number will be confined to one half of the leaf. These blind branches sometimes follow the course of the veins of the leaf, but most often do not, generally treating these as no obstacle. They do not often reach as far as the outer margin of the leaf, but may do so, and may follow it a short distance. These branches are all more or less parallel to one another, and rarely cross. The mine is found only in the younger leaves, and is pale green in colour, the tips of the branches often being white, showing where the larva came close against the upper cuticle. Old mines become white, but otherwise do not discolour the leaf. The frass is very finely granular.[3]
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^ ab"Acrocercops aellomacha (Meyrick, 1880)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
^ abcRobert J. B. Hoare; Brian H Patrick; Thomas R. Buckley (22 July 2019). "A new leaf-mining moth from New Zealand, Sabulopteryx botanica sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Gracillariinae), feeding on the rare endemic shrub Teucrium parvifolium (Lamiaceae), with a revised checklist of New Zealand Gracillariidae". ZooKeys. 865 (865): 39–65. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.865.34265. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC6663935. PMID 31379443. Wikidata Q70104394.
^Marks, Marcus (1920-08-09). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. Vol. 62. William Wesley and Son. p. 463.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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acrocercops, aellomacha, moth, family, gracillariidae, known, from, zealand, 2019, robert, hoare, proposed, that, this, species, provisionally, assigned, genus, eumetriochroa, however, this, proposal, needs, further, investigation, this, species, also, current. Acrocercops aellomacha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae known from New Zealand 1 In 2019 Robert Hoare proposed that this species be provisionally assigned to the genus Eumetriochroa 2 However as this proposal needs further investigation this species is also currently known as Eumetriochroa s l aellomacha 2 Acrocercops aellomachaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily GracillariidaeGenus AcrocercopsSpecies A aellomachaBinomial nameAcrocercops aellomacha Meyrick 1880 1 SynonymsGracilaria aellomacha Meyrick 1880Parectopa aellomacha Meyrick 1880 The wingspan is 7 9 mm The host plant for the species is Pseudopanax arboreus 2 They mine the leaves of their host plant The larva on hatching at once mines into the leaf through the shell of the egg and as a general rule takes several spiral turns before mining in any definite direction The mine throughout is a very gradually widening gallery never becoming blotched and rarely do portions cross each other except in the smaller leaves Its direction invariably takes it along both sides of the midrib this obstacle being crossed in its upper and thinner part From these long straight portions a varying number of blind arms or branches of varying lengths mostly straight but sometimes slightly curved sprout out into the leaf As a rule the greater number will be confined to one half of the leaf These blind branches sometimes follow the course of the veins of the leaf but most often do not generally treating these as no obstacle They do not often reach as far as the outer margin of the leaf but may do so and may follow it a short distance These branches are all more or less parallel to one another and rarely cross The mine is found only in the younger leaves and is pale green in colour the tips of the branches often being white showing where the larva came close against the upper cuticle Old mines become white but otherwise do not discolour the leaf The frass is very finely granular 3 References edit a b Acrocercops aellomacha Meyrick 1880 www nzor org nz Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd Retrieved 2018 05 20 a b c Robert J B Hoare Brian H Patrick Thomas R Buckley 22 July 2019 A new leaf mining moth from New Zealand Sabulopteryx botanica sp nov Lepidoptera Gracillariidae Gracillariinae feeding on the rare endemic shrub Teucrium parvifolium Lamiaceae with a revised checklist of New Zealand Gracillariidae ZooKeys 865 865 39 65 doi 10 3897 ZOOKEYS 865 34265 ISSN 1313 2989 PMC 6663935 PMID 31379443 Wikidata Q70104394 Marks Marcus 1920 08 09 Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute Vol 62 William Wesley and Son p 463 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint date and year link nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain External links editThe Leaf Mining Insects of New Zealand This article relating to moths in genus Acrocercops is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acrocercops aellomacha amp oldid 1218419506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
