Caloptilia cruzorum

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Caloptilia cruzorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Caloptilia
Species:
C. cruzorum
Binomial name
Caloptilia cruzorum
Landry, 2006

Caloptilia cruzorum is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. 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

  1. ^ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". October 17, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.


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