Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia camphorae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Similar Caloptilia cuculipennella, Caloptilia, Tanacetum camphoratum, Caloptilia azaleella, Caloptilia stigmatella | ||
The Camphor leaf miner (Caloptilia camphorae) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, the Ryukyu Islands).
The wingspan is 8–10 mm.
The larvae feed on Actinodaphne lancifolia, Cinnamomum camphora, Lindera praecox, Litsea coreana and Parabenzoin praecox. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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