Chrysocercops neobalanocarpi

Chrysocercops neobalanocarpi
Chrysocercops neobalanocarpi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Chrysocercops
Species: C. neobalanocarpi
Binomial name
Chrysocercops neobalanocarpi
Kumata, 1992[1]

Chrysocercops neobalanocarpi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia (Negeri Sembilan).[2]

The wingspan is 5.3-5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Neobalanocarpus heimii. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine usually has the form of a linear-blotch. It occurs on the upper surface of the leaves. The blotchy part of the mine is blister-like as seen in most species belonging to Acrocercops-group, and is placed on a space between lateral veins unlike that of other Chrysocercops species. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

References

  1. ^ Descriptions Of Thirteen New Species Of The Genus Chrysocercops Kumata Et Kuroko, 1988, From Malaysia And Nepal (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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