3. Leaf miner

3. Leaf miner - Acrocercops syngramma Meyr.(Gracillaridae: Lepidoptera)

    Damage
    • The caterpillar mines into the leaves producing blister like patches on them.
    Bionomics
    • The adult moth is silvery grey moth with fringes of hairs on the wing margin.
    • The larva is reddish brown in colour.

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