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Chrysocercops shoreae

(Chrysocercops shoreae)

Description

Chrysocercops shoreae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Terengganu and Pahang, Malaysia. The wingspan is 5-6.6 mm. The larvae feed on Shorea materialis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a linear gallery occurring on the lower surface of the leaf and running mostly along leaf-veins. When it reaches the leaf-margin, it is broadened along the margin to form an elongate blotch. When full-grown, the mining part of the leaf is folded downward. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. The cocoon is boat shaped, ochreous in colour, and covered by two or three minute bubbles on the upper surface.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gracillariidae
Genus:Chrysocercops
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