Chrysocercops malayana

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

Chrysocercops malayana is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Malaysia (Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Selangor). [2]

The wingspan is 5–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Shorea species, including Shorea acuminata , Shorea bracteolata and Shorea leprosula .

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