Caloptilia ryukyuensis
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| Species: | C. ryukyuensis
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| Caloptilia ryukyuensis Kumata, 1966[1]
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Caloptilia ryukyuensis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.[2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm.
The larvae feed on Glochidion hongkongensis and Glochidion zeylanicum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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