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Caloptilia celtina

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Species of moth

Caloptilia celtina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. celtina
Binomial name
Caloptilia celtina
Vári, 1961
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia argyrochroma Vári, 1961

Caloptilia celtina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.

The larvae feed on Celtis africana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Afrotropical Gracillariidae
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia celtina


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