Biology:Melanocercops desiccata

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Short description: Species of moth

Melanocercops desiccata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Melanocercops
Species:
M. desiccata
Binomial name
Melanocercops desiccata
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops desiccata Meyrick, 1916

Melanocercops desiccata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Bihar, India and from Sri Lanka.[1]

The larvae feed on Ficus glomerata and Ficus racemosa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6811416 entry