Caloptilia kadsurae
Caloptilia kadsurae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. kadsurae |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia kadsurae Kumata, 1966[1] | |
Caloptilia kadsurae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands).[2]
The wingspan is 13–14 mm.
The larvae feed on Kadsura japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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