Melanocercops desiccata (Meyrick, 1916)
| SUBFAMILY | Acrocercopinae |
| GENUS | Melanocercops |
| SPECIES | desiccata |
| AUTHOR | (Meyrick, 1916) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Acrocercops desiccata, n. sp. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [India], Bengal [recte Bihar], Pusa; Ceylon [Sri Lanka], Peradeniya. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 25°58'0" Longitude: 85°38'0" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Not stated. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Meyrick, E. 1916b. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 2(1):1-32. |
| PAGINATION | 4 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| India | Bihar | Meyrick, E. 1916b. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 2(1):1-32. | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | Meyrick, E. 1916b. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 2(1):1-32. | 4 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Moraceae | Ficus glomerata | Sri Lanka | Meyrick, E. 1916b. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 2(1):1-32. | 4 |
| Moraceae | Ficus glomerata | India | Meyrick, E. 1916b. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 2(1):1-32. | 4 |
| Moraceae | Ficus racemosa | Fletcher, T. B. [1921]. Life-histories of Indian Insects. Microlepidoptera. VI. Gracillariadae [sic]. - Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture in India. Entomological Series 6 (1920)(1-6):1-217, I-L pls. | 155 |
