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Caloptilia elaeas

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Caloptilia elaeas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. elaeas
Binomial name
Caloptilia elaeas
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria elaeas Meyrick, 1911

Caloptilia elaeas is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New Zealand.[1]

The larvae feed on Coriaria species, including Coriaria thymifolia, Coriaria angustissima and Coriaria ruscifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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


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