Acrocercops astericola
Encyclopedia
Acrocercops astericola is a moth
of the Gracillariidae
family, known from Canada
(Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States
(Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York).
The hostplants for the species include Aster cordifolius, Aster corymbosus, Aster divaricatus, Aster lateriflorus
, Aster novi-belgii, and Inula germanica. The mine has the form of a flat upperside blotch mine.
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 Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York).
The hostplants for the species include Aster cordifolius, Aster corymbosus, Aster divaricatus, Aster lateriflorus
Aster lateriflorus
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae, native to eastern North America.-Description:...
, Aster novi-belgii, and Inula germanica. The mine has the form of a flat upperside blotch mine.