Acrocercops apicepunctella
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Acrocercops apicepunctella is a moth
of the Gracillariidae
family, known from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
. It was named by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham
in 1891.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
family, known from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
. It was named by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham
Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham
Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham was an English politician and amateur entomologist.-Biography:...
in 1891.