Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia recitata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Caloptilia recitata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Sichuan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Guizhou), Hong Kong, India (Meghalaya, Assam), Japan (Honshū, the Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku, Kyūshū) and Nepal.
The wingspan is 10–13 mm. There are two forms, an aestival (summer) and an autumnal form, which are distinct in colour-pattern. The aestival form has an ochre-brown forewing marked distinctly with a yellowish costal blotch, while the autumnal form has darker forewing with no distinct costal mark.
The larvae feed on Cotinus coggygria, Rhus javanica, Toxicodendron sylvestre and Toxicodendron trichocarpum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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