Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia chrysolampra | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Caloptilia chrysolampra is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China, Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku), Korea and Taiwan.
The wingspan is 8.2-9.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Populus nigra and Salix species, including Salix babylonica and Salix pseudo-lasiopyne. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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