Caloptilia cecidophora
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| Species: | C. cecidophora
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| Caloptilia cecidophora Kumata, 1966[1]
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Caloptilia cecidophora is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands).[2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm.
The larvae feed on Glochidion obovatum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. They make a gall upon the upper side of the leaves of the host plant, along the vein.
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