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Caloptilia protiella

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Species of moth

Caloptilia protiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. protiella
Binomial name
Caloptilia protiella
(Deventer, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria protiella Deventer, 1904
  • Gracilaria corollata Meyrick, 1933
  • Caloptilia Timodora elongata Kumata, 1982

Caloptilia protiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Hong Kong, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hainan), India, Java, Japan (Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands), Malaysia and Thailand.

The wingspan is 10.5-12.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Anacardium occidentale, Toxicodendron succedaneum, Toxicodendron sylvestre and Protium javanicum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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


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