Monocercops nepalensis
Appearance
Monocercops nepalensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Monocercops |
Species: | M. nepalensis
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Binomial name | |
Monocercops nepalensis Kumata, 1989[1]
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Monocercops nepalensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Nepal.[2]
The wingspan is 6.2–9.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanopsis indica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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