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Caloptilia leucolitha

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Caloptilia leucolitha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. leucolitha
Binomial name
Caloptilia leucolitha
(Meyrick, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria leucolitha Meyrick, 1912

Caloptilia leucolitha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Northern Territory of Australia, India, Bali, Java and Sri Lanka.[2]

The larvae feed on Litsea chinensis and Litsea glutinosa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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