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Caloptilia crinotibialis

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Species of moth

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

Caloptilia crinotibialis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known to be from Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū).

The wingspan is 16.2–16.8 mm.

The larvae feed on Persea japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. A taxonomic revision of the Gracillaria group occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. "Moths FrontOffice". www.gracillariidae.net. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia crinotibialis


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