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Chrysocercops castanopsidis

Wikipedia Abstract

Chrysocercops castanopsidis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Iriomote, Isigaki, Okinawa and Shikoku). The wingspan is about 6.2–8 mm. The larvae feed on Castanopsis cuspidata, Castanopsis sieboldii, Lithocarpus glaber and Pasania glabra. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Castanopsis cuspidata (Japanese Chinquapin)[1]
Lithocarpus glaber (Japanese Oak)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0