Melanocercops phractopa

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Melanocercops phractopa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Melanocercops
Species:
M. phractopa
Binomial name
Melanocercops phractopa
(Meyrick, 1918) [1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops phractopaMeyrick, 1918

Melanocercops phractopa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Bihar) and Japan (the Ryukyu Islands). [2]

The wingspan is 5.2-6.8 mm.

The larvae feed on Ficus benghalensis , Ficus indica , Ficus infectoria and Ficus microcarpa . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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