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Caloptilia flavida

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Caloptilia flavida

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Caloptilia

Rank
  
Species

Caloptilia flavida is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Hunan and Sichuan) and Thailand.

The larvae feed on Zizyphus jujuba and Zizyphus mauritiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Caloptilia flavida Wikipedia