Melanocercops phractopa

Melanocercops phractopa
Melanocercops phractopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Melanocercops
Species: M. phractopa
Binomial name
Melanocercops phractopa
(Meyrick, 1918)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops phractopa Meyrick, 1918

Melanocercops phractopa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Bihar) and Japan (the Ryukyu Islands).[2]

The wingspan is 5.2-6.8 mm.

The larvae feed on Ficus benghalensis, Ficus indica, Ficus infectoria and Ficus microcarpa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Japanese Species Of The Acrocercops-Group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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