Chrysocercops
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Chrysocercops is a genus of moth
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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 argentataChrysocercops argentataChrysocercops 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 azmiiChrysocercops azmiiChrysocercops 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 castanopsidisChrysocercops castanopsidisChrysocercops 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 hopeellaChrysocercops hopeellaChrysocercops hopeella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 4.5-5.1 mm....
Kumata, 1992 - Chrysocercops leprosulaeChrysocercops leprosulaeChrysocercops 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 lithocarpiellaChrysocercops lithocarpiellaChrysocercops 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 malayanaChrysocercops malayanaChrysocercops malayana is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 5-7 mm....
Kumata, 1992 - Chrysocercops melastigmataChrysocercops melastigmataChrysocercops 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 neobalanocarpiChrysocercops neobalanocarpiChrysocercops neobalanocarpi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 5.3-5.5 mm....
Kumata, 1992 - Chrysocercops pectinataChrysocercops pectinataChrysocercops pectinata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is about 4.9 mm....
Kumata, 1992 - Chrysocercops shoreaeChrysocercops shoreaeChrysocercops shoreae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 5-6.6 mm....
Kumata, 1992 - Chrysocercops squamosaChrysocercops squamosaChrysocercops 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 thapaiChrysocercops thapaiChrysocercops 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 vaticaeChrysocercops vaticaeChrysocercops 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...
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