Chrysocercops squamosa

Chrysocercops squamosa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Johor and Pahang, Malaysia.[2]

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

The wingspan is 5.0–6.2 mm.

The larvae feed on Vatica pallida and Vatica pauciflora. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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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