Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia celtina | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Caloptilia celtina is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa.
The larvae feed on Celtis africana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small, irregular, very transparent blotch-mine in fork of two strong veins, usually near base of leaf or near midrib.
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