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Chrysocercops vaticae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
The wingspan is 5.7-6.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Vatica bella. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a linear gallery occurring on the upper surface of the leaves. It broadens into a blotch along the margin of the leaves. In mature condition, the blotchy part is contracted upward to make a narrow fold. The cocoon, made in a furrow on the wall of the case, is boat-shaped, ochre-whitish, and usually provided with four minute bubbles on the surface.
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