Melanocercops elaphopa
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Melanocercops elaphopa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Karnataka, India, and from Nepal.[2]
The larvae feed on Ficus species, including Ficus asperrima, Ficus palmatus and Ficus religiosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small irregular gallery ending in a blotch beneath the upper surface of the leaf.
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