''Chrysocercops malayana'' is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is known from
Malaysia (Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Selangor).
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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The wingspan is 5–7 mm.
The larvae feed on '' Shorea'' species, including '' Shorea acuminata'', ''Shorea bracteolata
''Shorea bracteolata'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species name ''bracteolata'' is derived from Latin (''bracteolatus'' = with bracteoles) and refers to the persistent bracteoles of the inflorescence.
Description
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'' and ''Shorea leprosula
''Shorea leprosula'' (called, along with some other species in the genus ''Shorea'', light red meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, and Thailand.
Description
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''. 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. The mine is very similar to those of '' Chrysocercops thapai'', but they are mostly located on the upper surface, and not on the lower surface.
References
Chrysocercops
Moths described in 1992
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