Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia aceris | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Caloptilia aceris is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China, Japan (Honshū, Hokkaidō), Korea and the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 9.5–12 mm.
The larvae feed on Acer miyabei, Acer mono, Acer palmatum and Acer saccharum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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