| Caloptilia schinusifolia | |
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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. schinusifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia schinusifolia D.R. Davis & Wheeler, 2011 | |
Caloptilia schinusifolia is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The larvae feed on Schinus terebinthifolius and Lithrea molleoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Mundaca, Parra & Vargas, 2013. A new genus and species of leaf miner (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) for Chile associated to the native tree Lithraea caustica. Rev. Bras. entomol. vol.57 no.2
- Davis, D.R. , F. Mc Kay , M. Oleiro, Marcelo Diniz Vitorino & G.S. Wheeler, 2011: Biology and systematics of the leafmining Gracillariidae of Brazilian Pepper Tree, Schinus terebinthifolus Raddi, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65 (2): 61-93.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Caloptilia schinusifolia | |
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