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Caloptilia iorphna

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Species of moth

Caloptilia iorphna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. iorphna
Binomial name
Caloptilia iorphna
(Meyrick, 1939)

Caloptilia iorphna is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Java, Indonesia.

The larvae feed on Mucuna species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia iorphna


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