Caloptilia cruzorum
Appearance
Caloptilia cruzorum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. cruzorum
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia cruzorum Landry, 2006
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Caloptilia cruzorum is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Galápagos Islands.[1]
The larvae feed on Galactia species, probably Galactia striata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". October 17, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2020.