Chrysocercops hopeella
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Chrysocercops hopeella is a moth
of the Gracillariidae
family. It is known from Malaysia (Pahang and Selangor).
The wingspan
is 4.5-5.1 mm.
The larva
e feed on Hopea nutans
and Hopea odorata
. They mine
the leaves of their host plant. The mine is identical to that of Chrysocercops melastigmata
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
family. It is known from Malaysia (Pahang and Selangor).
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 4.5-5.1 mm.
The larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e feed on Hopea nutans
Hopea nutans
Hopea nutans is a large rainforest tree species in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. The tallest measured specimen is 82.8 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.-Sources:...
and Hopea odorata
Hopea odorata
Hopea odorata, or takian, is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. In Thailand it is believed to be inhabited by a spirit, Lady Takian....
. They mine
Leaf miner
Leaf miner is a term used to describe the larvae of many different species of insect which live in and eat the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths , sawflies and flies , though some beetles and wasps also exhibit this behavior.Like Woodboring beetles, leaf...
the leaves of their host plant. The mine is identical to that of Chrysocercops melastigmata
Chrysocercops melastigmata
Chrysocercops melastigmata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 4.7-5.7 mm.The larvae feed on Hopea nutans. They mine the leaves of their host plant....
.