Chrysocercops azmii
Encyclopedia
Chrysocercops azmii is a moth
of the Gracillariidae
family. It is known from Malaysia (Selangor).
The wingspan
is 5.9-7.6 mm.
The larva
e feed on Shorea maxima
. They mine
the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a linear gallery on the lower surface of the leaf, usually extending from the mid-vein to the margin of leaf, then it is broadened into a blotch along the margin. Finally, the lower surface of the mine is contracted to make a narrow fold of the leaf.
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...
of the 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....
family. It is known from Malaysia (Selangor).
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 5.9-7.6 mm.
The larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e feed on Shorea maxima
Shorea maxima
Shorea maxima is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia.-Source:* Ashton, P. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
. They mine
Leaf miner
Leaf miner is a term used to describe the larvae of many different species of insect which live in and eat the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths , sawflies and flies , though some beetles and wasps also exhibit this behavior.Like Woodboring beetles, leaf...
the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a linear gallery on the lower surface of the leaf, usually extending from the mid-vein to the margin of leaf, then it is broadened into a blotch along the margin. Finally, the lower surface of the mine is contracted to make a narrow fold of the leaf.