Monocercops Explained

Monocercops is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.

Etymology

Monocercops is derived from the Greek monos (meaning one, single), cercos (tail) and ops (eye).^[1]

Species

• Monocercops actinosema (Turner, 1923)
• Monocercops nepalensis Kumata, 1989

• Monocercops resplendens (Stainton, 1862)
• Monocercops thoi Kumata, 1989
• Monocercops triangulata Kumata, 1989

External links

• Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

Notes and References

1. http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/9849/1/42_p47-82.pdf Two new genera related to Acrocercops (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with five new species from the Oriental region