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Caloptilia sapina

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Caloptilia sapina

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Caloptilia sapina is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Namibia and South Africa.

The larvae feed on Sapium ellipticum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a very irregular, semi-transparent or transparent blotch-mine.

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