Chrysocercops castanopsidis
| Chrysocercops castanopsidis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Chrysocercops |
| Species: | C. castanopsidis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysocercops castanopsidis Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1] | |
Chrysocercops castanopsidis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Iriomote, Isigaki, Okinawa and Shikoku).[2]
The wingspan is about 6.2–8 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanopsis cuspidata, Castanopsis sieboldii, Lithocarpus glaber and Pasania glabra. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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