| Caloptilia pyrrhaspis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. pyrrhaspis |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia pyrrhaspis (Meyrick, 1931) | |
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Caloptilia pyrrhaspis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Sichuan), Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū) and the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 11–12 mm.
The larvae feed on Betula dahurica, Betula ermanii, Betula grossa and Betula platyphylla. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- A taxonomic revision of the Gracillaria group occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Caloptilia pyrrhaspis | |
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