Caloptilia clastopetra

Caloptilia clastopetra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Caloptilia
Species:	C. clastopetra
Binomial name
	Caloptilia clastopetra; (Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
	Gracilaria clastopetra Meyrick, 1928 ;

Caloptilia clastopetra is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Karnataka and Maharashtra).^[1]

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are dark purple-grey, finely speckled with grey-whitish. The hindwings are dark grey.^[2]

The larvae feed on . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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