Chrysocercops castanopsidis
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Species: | C. castanopsidis
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Chrysocercops castanopsidis Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1]
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Chrysocercops castanopsidis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Iriomote, Isigaki, Okinawa and Shikoku).[2]
The wingspan is about 6.2–8 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanopsis cuspidata, Castanopsis sieboldii, Lithocarpus glaber and Pasania glabra. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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