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Caloptilia crinotibialis

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Caloptilia crinotibialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. crinotibialis
Binomial name
Caloptilia crinotibialis
Kumata, 1982[1]

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

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  1. ^ A taxonomic revision of the Gracillaria group occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. ^ "Moths FrontOffice". www.gracillariidae.net. Retrieved 2024-01-23.