Caloptilia protiella
Caloptilia protiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. protiella |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia protiella (Deventer, 1904)[1] | |
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Caloptilia protiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Hong Kong, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hainan), India, Java, Japan (Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands), Malaysia and Thailand.[2]
The wingspan is 10.5-12.5 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Anacardium occidentale, Toxicodendron succedaneum, Toxicodendron sylvestre and Protium javanicum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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