Chrysocercops malayana | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 .
Shorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is named after Sir John Shore, the governor-general of the British East India Company, 1793–1798. The timber of trees of the genus is sold under the common names lauan, luan, lawaan, meranti, seraya, balau, bangkirai, and Philippine mahogany.
Chrysocercops is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Chrysocercops castanopsidis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan.
Chrysocercops argentata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Pahang, Malaysia and from Nepal.
Chrysocercops leprosulae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Pahang, Malaysia.
Chrysocercops vaticae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Chrysocercops azmii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Selangor, Malaysia.
Chrysocercops neobalanocarpi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Chrysocercops hopeella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Malaysia.
Chrysocercops lithocarpiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Pahang, Malaysia.
Chrysocercops squamosa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Johor and Pahang, Malaysia.
Chrysocercops shoreae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Terengganu and Pahang, Malaysia.
Chrysocercops melastigmata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Pahang, Malaysia.
Chrysocercops thapai is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Malaysia and Nepal.
Chrysocercops pectinata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kelantan and Pahang, Malaysia.
Neolithocolletis pentadesma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Indonesia (Java), Malaysia, the Philippines (Luzon) and the Seychelles.
Monocercops resplendens is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India and Nepal.
Caloptilia theivora is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia (Java), Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Phyllonorycter triarcha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Bihar), Indonesia (Moluccas), Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. This species is a well-known pest of cotton.
Gracillariinae are a subfamily of moths which was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.