Chrysocercops malayana

Chrysocercops malayana is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Malaysia (Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Selangor).[2]

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

The wingspan is 5–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Shorea species, including Shorea acuminata, Shorea bracteolata and Shorea leprosula.

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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