Callicercops iridocrossa

Callicercops iridocrossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Callicercops
Species:	C. iridocrossa
Binomial name
	Callicercops iridocrossa; (Meyrick, 1938)
Synonyms
	Callicercops yakusimensis Kumata & Kuroko, 1988;

Callicercops iridocrossa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Yunnan, Sichuan, Hong Kong) and Japan (the Ryukyu Islands).^[2] The wingspan is 9.2–11.8 millimetres (0.36–0.46 in). The larvae feed on Bauhinia japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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[1] Japanese species of the Acrocercops-group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Part I

[2] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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