Melanocercops ficuvorella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Guangdong, China, and from India and Japan (Shikoku, Honshū, the Amami Islands, Tusima, the Ryukyu Islands and Kyūshū).[2]
Melanocercops ficuvorella | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Melanocercops |
Species: | M. ficuvorella |
Binomial name | |
Melanocercops ficuvorella (Yazaki, 1926)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
|
The wingspan is 6-8.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Ficus carica, Ficus erecta, Ficus hispida, Ficus microcarpa, Ficus nipponica, Ficus pumila, Ficus virens and Ficus virgata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxon identifiers |
---|
![]() | This article relating to moths in subfamily Acrocercopinae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |