Monocercops resplendens is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (West Bengal, Meghalaya, Uttaranchal) and Nepal.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Monocercops |
| Species: | M. resplendens
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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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