''Chrysocercops'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, ''Cameraria ...
.
Etymology
Chrysocercops is derived from the Greek ''chrysos'' (gold), ''cercos'' (tail) and ''ops'' (eye).
Japanese Species Of The Acrocercops-Group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II
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Species
*'' Chrysocercops argentata'' Kumata, 1992
*'' Chrysocercops azmii'' Kumata, 1992
*''Chrysocercops castanopsidis
''Chrysocercops castanopsidis'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. 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 ...
'' Kumata & Kuroko, 1988
*'' Chrysocercops hopeella'' Kumata, 1992
*'' Chrysocercops leprosulae'' Kumata, 1992
*'' Chrysocercops lithocarpiella'' Kumata, 1992
*'' Chrysocercops malayana'' Kumata, 1992
*'' Chrysocercops melastigmata'' Kumata, 1992
*'' Chrysocercops neobalanocarpi'' Kumata, 1992
*'' Chrysocercops pectinata'' Kumata, 1992
*'' Chrysocercops shoreae'' Kumata, 1992
*'' Chrysocercops squamosa'' Kumata, 1992
*'' Chrysocercops thapai'' Kumata, 1992
*'' Chrysocercops vaticae'' Kumata, 1992
References
External links
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Acrocercopinae
Gracillarioidea genera
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