About Acrocercops albinatella (Chambers, 1872)
Acrocercops albinatella is a moth species belonging to the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Quebec, Canada, and multiple states across the United States, including Maryland, New York, Maine, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, and Texas. In central Illinois, adult moths are active in flight during late June and early July. This species uses several oak species as host plants: Quercus alba, Quercus laevis, Quercus obtusiloba, Quercus rubra, and Quercus stellata. The larvae create mines within the leaves of these host plants. The mine begins as a long, winding track similar to the mines made by Nepticulid moths, and ends as a large, tentiform mine located on the underside of the leaf.
