Melanocercops desiccata
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 |
| Binomial name | |
| 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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