Caloptilia geminata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. geminata |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia geminata Kumata, 1966 |
Caloptilia geminata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū).
The wingspan is 10–13.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium hirtum and Vaccinium smallii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Descriptions of twenty new species of the genus Caloptilia Hübner from Japan including Ryukyu Islands (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers | |
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Caloptilia geminata |
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