Caloptilia sapporella
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| Species: | C. sapporella
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| Caloptilia sapporella (Matsumura, 1931)[1]
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Caloptilia sapporella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China, Japan (Kyūshū, Shikoku, Hokkaidō, the Ryukyu Islands, Honshū), Korea and the Russian Far East.[2]
The wingspan is 10-13.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanea crenata, Quercus acuminata, Quercus cerris, Quercus crispula, Quercus dentata, Quercus mongolica, Quercus serrata and Quercus variabilis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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