Chrysocercops
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Chrysocercops is a genus of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....

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Etymology

Chrysocercops is derived from the Greek chrysos (gold), cercos (tail) and ops (eye).

Species

  • Chrysocercops argentata
    Chrysocercops argentata
    Chrysocercops argentata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia and Nepal.The wingspan is 6.1-6.8 mm....

    Kumata, 1992
  • Chrysocercops azmii
    Chrysocercops azmii
    Chrysocercops azmii is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 5.9-7.6 mm.The larvae feed on Shorea maxima. They mine the leaves of their host plant...

    Kumata, 1992
  • Chrysocercops castanopsidis
    Chrysocercops castanopsidis
    Chrysocercops castanopsidis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan .The wingspan is about 6.2-8 mm....

    Kumata & Kuroko, 1988
  • Chrysocercops hopeella
    Chrysocercops hopeella
    Chrysocercops hopeella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 4.5-5.1 mm....

    Kumata, 1992
  • Chrysocercops leprosulae
    Chrysocercops leprosulae
    Chrysocercops leprosulae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 4.9-6 mm.The larvae feed on Shorea leprosula. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, interparenchymal blotch occurring along the leaf-margin....

    Kumata, 1992
  • Chrysocercops lithocarpiella
    Chrysocercops lithocarpiella
    Chrysocercops lithocarpiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 4.4-5.4 mm.The larvae feed on Lithocarpus rassa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an interparenchymal blotch....

    Kumata, 1992
  • Chrysocercops malayana
    Chrysocercops malayana
    Chrysocercops malayana is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 5-7 mm....

    Kumata, 1992
  • Chrysocercops melastigmata
    Chrysocercops melastigmata
    Chrysocercops melastigmata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 4.7-5.7 mm.The larvae feed on Hopea nutans. They mine the leaves of their host plant....

    Kumata, 1992
  • Chrysocercops neobalanocarpi
    Chrysocercops neobalanocarpi
    Chrysocercops neobalanocarpi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 5.3-5.5 mm....

    Kumata, 1992
  • Chrysocercops pectinata
    Chrysocercops pectinata
    Chrysocercops pectinata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is about 4.9 mm....

    Kumata, 1992
  • Chrysocercops shoreae
    Chrysocercops shoreae
    Chrysocercops shoreae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 5-6.6 mm....

    Kumata, 1992
  • Chrysocercops squamosa
    Chrysocercops squamosa
    Chrysocercops squamosa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 5-6.2 mm.The larvae feed on Vatica pallida and Vatica pauciflora. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a linear gallery occurring on the lower surface of the leaves...

    Kumata, 1992
  • Chrysocercops thapai
    Chrysocercops thapai
    Chrysocercops thapai is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia and Nepal.The wingspan is 5.7-7 mm.The larvae feed on Shorea robusta. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a linear gallery occurring on the lower or rarely upper surface of the leaf...

    Kumata, 1992
  • Chrysocercops vaticae
    Chrysocercops vaticae
    Chrysocercops vaticae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 5.7-6.5 mm.The larvae feed on Vatica bella. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a linear gallery occurring on the upper surface of the leaves. It broadens into a blotch...

    Kumata, 1992
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