Caloptilia acericola
| Caloptilia acericola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. acericola
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia acericola Kumata, 1966[1]
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Caloptilia acericola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū, Kyūshū) and the Russian Far East.[2]
The wingspan is 9–11 mm.
The larvae feed on Acer japonicum, Acer mono, Acer palmatum and Acer pseudosieboldianum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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