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Caloptilia scaeodesma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Caloptilia scaeodesma

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Caloptilia

Rank
  
Species

Caloptilia scaeodesma is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (including the Andaman Islands) Indonesia (the Anambas Islands), Malaysia (Selangor), Sri Lanka and Vanuatu.

The larvae feed on Rhizophora and Sonneratia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Caloptilia scaeodesma Wikipedia