Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Melanocercops desiccata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Melanocercops Rank Species | |
Melanocercops desiccata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Bihar, India and from Sri Lanka.
The larvae feed on Ficus glomerata and Ficus racemosa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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