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Caloptilia matsumurai

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Species of moth

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

Caloptilia matsumurai is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Honshū, Japan.

The wingspan is 11.7–13.2 mm.

The larvae feed on Toxicodendron sylvestre and Toxicodendron trichocarpum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. A taxonomic revision of the Gracillaria group occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia matsumurai


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