''Chrysocercops azmii'' is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is known from
Selangor,
Malaysia.
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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The wingspan is 5.9–7.6 mm.
The larvae feed on ''Shorea maxima
''Shorea maxima'' (also called yellow meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Mal ...
''. They mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
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the leaves of their host plant.
Etymology
This species is named in honour of Mr. Azmi Mahyudin of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
References
Chrysocercops
Moths described in 1992
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