Monocercops thoi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Malaysia (Selangor).[2]
Monocercops thoi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Monocercops |
Species: | M. thoi
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Binomial name | |
Monocercops thoi Kumata, 1989[1]
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The wingspan is 8.3-9.7 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanopsis inermis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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