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Caloptilia bryonoma

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Species of moth

Caloptilia bryonoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. bryonoma
Binomial name
Caloptilia bryonoma
(Turner, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Cyphosticha bryonoma Turner, 1914

Caloptilia bryonoma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia.

The wingspan is about 10 mm.

The larvae feed on Nothofagus moorei. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia bryonoma


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