Biology:Chrysocercops azmii

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Short description: Species of moth

Chrysocercops azmii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Chrysocercops
Species:
C. azmii
Binomial name
Chrysocercops azmii
Kumata, 1992[1]

Chrysocercops azmii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Selangor, Malaysia.[2]

The wingspan is 5.9–7.6 mm.

The larvae feed on Shorea maxima. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

This species is named in honour of Mr. Azmi Mahyudin of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

References

  1. ↑ Descriptions Of Thirteen New Species Of The Genus Chrysocercops Kumata Et Kuroko, 1988, From Malaysia And Nepal (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

Wikidata ☰ Q5114729 entry




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