Caloptilia chrysolampra
Appearance
Caloptilia chrysolampra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. chrysolampra
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia chrysolampra | |
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Caloptilia chrysolampra is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China, Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku), Korea and Taiwan.[2]
The wingspan is 8.2–9.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Populus nigra and Salix species, including Salix babylonica and Salix pseudo-lasiopyne. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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