Chrysocercops argentata | |
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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 |
Chrysocercops argentata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Pahang, Malaysia and from Nepal.
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)
Taxon identifiers | |
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Chrysocercops argentata |
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