Monocercops resplendens

Monocercops resplendens is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (West Bengal, Meghalaya, Uttaranchal) and Nepal.[2]

Monocercops resplendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Monocercops
Species:
M. resplendens
Binomial name
Monocercops resplendens
(Stainton, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria resplendens Stainton, 1863
  • Acrocercops resplendens

The wingspan is 6.7–9.9 mm.

The larvae feed on Shorea robusta. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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