- Melanocercops desiccata
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Melanocercops desiccata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Gracillariidae Genus: Melanocercops Species: M. desiccata Binomial name Melanocercops desiccata
(Meyrick, 1916)Synonyms - Acrocercops desiccata Meyrick, 1916
Melanocercops desiccata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Bihar) and Sri Lanka.[1]
The larvae feed on Ficus glomerata and Ficus racemosa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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