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Caloptilia ryukyuensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Caloptilia ryukyuensis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Caloptilia

Rank
  
Species

Caloptilia ryukyuensis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.

The wingspan is about 12 mm.

The larvae feed on Glochidion hongkongensis and Glochidion zeylanicum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Caloptilia ryukyuensis Wikipedia