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Melanocercops phractopa

Wikipedia Abstract

Melanocercops phractopa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Bihar) and Japan (the Ryukyu Islands). The wingspan is 5.2-6.8 mm. The larvae feed on Ficus benghalensis, Ficus indica, Ficus infectoria and Ficus microcarpa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Ficus benghalensis (Indian banyan)[1]
Ficus thonningii (Chinese banyan)[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