Melanocercops phractopa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Bihar) and Japan (the Ryukyu Islands).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Melanocercops |
| Species: | M. phractopa
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| Melanocercops phractopa | |
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The wingspan is 5.2-6.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Ficus benghalensis, Ficus indica, Ficus infectoria and Ficus microcarpa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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