Monocercops thoi

Monocercops thoi
Monocercops thoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Monocercops
Species: M. thoi
Binomial name
Monocercops thoi
Kumata, 1989[1]

Monocercops thoi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia (Selangor).[2]

The wingspan is 8.3-9.7 mm.

The larvae feed on Castanopsis inermis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr. Tho Yow Pong of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia.

References

  1. ^ Two new genera related to Acrocercops (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with five new species from the Oriental region
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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