Caloptilia rhois
Appearance
Caloptilia rhois | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. rhois
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia rhois Kumata, 1982[1]
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Caloptilia rhois is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shannxi, Sichuan, Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Henan), Hong Kong, Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Hokkaidō) and Korea.[2]
The wingspan is 11.8-13.2 mm. There are two forms, an aestival and an autumnal form.
The larvae feed on Rhus javanica and Toxicodendron succedaneum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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