Caloptilia xanthopharella
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. xanthopharella
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia xanthopharella | |
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Caloptilia xanthopharella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.[2]
The larvae feed on Glochidion species, including Glochidion ferdinandi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References[]
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory[permanent dead link]
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Categories:
- Caloptilia
- Moths of Oceania
- Moths described in 1880
- Caloptilia stubs