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Caloptilia callicarpae

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Species of insect

Caloptilia callicarpae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. callicarpae
Binomial name
Caloptilia callicarpae
Kumata, 1982

Caloptilia callicarpae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Shikoku, the Ryukyu Islands).

The wingspan is 6.5-8.2 mm.

The larvae feed on Callicarpa species, including Callicarpa japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. A taxonomic revision of the Gracillaria group occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia callicarpae


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