Caloptilia isochrysa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. isochrysa |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia isochrysa (Meyrick, 1908) | |
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Caloptilia isochrysa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the state of Meghalaya in India, the islands of Honshū, Kyūshū and Ryukyu in Japan and from Nepal.
The wingspan is 14–15 mm.
The larvae feed on Cleyeria japonica. They likely 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 isochrysa |
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