Caloptilia camphorae
| Camphor leaf miner | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. camphorae
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia camphorae Kumata, 1982[1]
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Caloptilia camphorae (camphor leaf miner) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, the Ryukyu Islands).[2]
The wingspan is 8–10 mm.
The larvae feed on , Cinnamomum camphora, , and . They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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- Caloptilia
- Moths described in 1982
- Moths of Japan
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