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Caloptilia clastopetra

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Species of moth

Caloptilia clastopetra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. clastopetra
Binomial name
Caloptilia clastopetra
(Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria clastopetra Meyrick, 1928

Caloptilia clastopetra is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Karnataka and Maharashtra).

The larvae feed on Clerodendron infortunatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. Exot. Microlep. 3 (13): 412
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia clastopetra


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