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