Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia mandschurica | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Caloptilia mandschurica is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China, Japan (Hokkaidō and Honshū), Korea and the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 10.2-12.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanea crenata, Quercus acutissima, Quercus crispula, Quercus dentata, Quercus mongolica and Quercus serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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