Caloptilia crinotibialis
Appearance
Caloptilia crinotibialis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. crinotibialis
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia crinotibialis Kumata, 1982[1]
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Caloptilia crinotibialis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known to be from Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū).[2]
The wingspan is 16.2–16.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Persea japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ A taxonomic revision of the Gracillaria group occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
- ^ "Moths FrontOffice". www.gracillariidae.net. Retrieved 2024-01-23.