Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia mastopis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Caloptilia mastopis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the states of Assam, Meghalaya and Maharashtra in India.
The larvae feed on Litsea stocksii. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a narrow elongate blotch at the edge of a young leaf. It is found on the underside of the leaf.
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