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
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. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is very similar to those of Chrysocercops thapai, but they are mostly located on the upper surface, and not on the lower surface.

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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