Caloptilia callicarpae
Appearance
Caloptilia callicarpae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. callicarpae
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia callicarpae Kumata, 1982[1]
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Caloptilia callicarpae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Shikoku, the Ryukyu Islands).[2]
The wingspan is 6.5-8.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Callicarpa species, including Callicarpa japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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