Chrysocercops argentata
Chrysocercops argentata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Pahang, Malaysia and from Nepal.[2]
| Chrysocercops argentata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Chrysocercops |
| Species: | C. argentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysocercops argentata Kumata, 1992[1] | |
The wingspan is 6.1–6.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Hopea nutans and Shorea robusta. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Descriptions Of Thirteen New Species Of The Genus Chrysocercops Kumata Et Kuroko, 1988, From Malaysia And Nepal (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
- Chrysocercops argentata Kumata, 1992. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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