Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Melanocercops elaphopa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Melanocercops Rank Species | |
Melanocercops elaphopa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Karnataka, India, and from Nepal.
The larvae feed on Ficus species, including Ficus asperrima, Ficus palmatus and Ficus religiosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small irregular gallery ending in a blotch beneath the upper surface of the leaf.
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