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Caloptilia pyrrhaspis

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Caloptilia pyrrhaspis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. pyrrhaspis
Binomial name
Caloptilia pyrrhaspis
(Meyrick, 1931)[1]
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia bicolor Ermolaev, 1977

Caloptilia pyrrhaspis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Sichuan), Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū) and the Russian Far East.[2]

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.

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