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Caloptilia ulmi

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Caloptilia ulmi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. ulmi
Binomial name
Caloptilia ulmi
Kumata, 1982[1]
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia ulmiella Ermolaev, 1984

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

The wingspan is 11–14 mm.

The larvae feed on Ulmus davidiana, Ulmus japonica, Ulmus laciniata and Zelkova serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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