Caloptilia obliquatella

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Caloptilia obliquatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Caloptilia
Species:
C. obliquatella
Binomial name
Caloptilia obliquatella
(Matsumura, 1931)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracillaria obliquatella Matsumura, 1931

Caloptilia obliquatella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū) and Korea.[2]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus acutissima. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ A taxonomic revision of the Gracillaria group occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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