Melanocercops desiccata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Bihar, India and from Sri Lanka.[1]
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Melanocercops |
Species: | M. desiccata |
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Melanocercops desiccata (Meyrick, 1916) | |
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The larvae feed on Ficus glomerata and Ficus racemosa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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