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.
Callicercops iridocrossa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Callicercops |
Species: | C. iridocrossa
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Binomial name | |
Callicercops iridocrossa (Meyrick, 1938)
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