Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia pyrrhaspis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Caloptilia pyrrhaspis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Sichuan), Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū) and the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 11–12 mm.
The larvae feed on Betula dahurica, Betula ermanii, Betula grossa and Betula platyphylla. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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